Karnataka govt rules out lockdown

The administration ruled out the idea of a full-fledged lockdown, but the Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai chose to wait until Friday to decide whether or not Karnataka should continue with a weekend curfew.

After Bommai’s meeting with the Covid-19 Technical Advisory Committee, Revenue Minister R Ashoka briefed reporters on the situation. According to Ashoka, the third wave of Covid-19 is expected to peak around January 25 and then fall, citing experts and comparing the trend to Maharashtra and Delhi.The estimation right now is that there will be a peak on January 25, plus or minus two days. After that cases will come down says the experts.