Karnataka bars travellers from 5 states, cites spike in Covid-19 cases

Domestic air travel resumed only on Monday after nearly two months of Covid-19 induced lockdown

The Karnataka government on Thursday decided to suspend all travellers (including from flights and trains) from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, saying a large number of people arriving from these states have tested positive for Covid-19.

The decision to stop flights and other travellers from these states, which have high number of coronavirus cases, for the time being was taken at a cabinet meet, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J C Madhuswamy said.
 

"People are coming from other states to Karnataka.... we have decided to