Karnataka caps gatherings at weddings to 100 amid Covid surge


Bengaluru, Mar 13 (IANS): Amid surging Covid cases, Karnataka on Friday banned large gatherings at weddings and public functions across the state to prevent the virus spread, a top official said.

"Gathering of people will be restricted to 200 from 500 earlier in halls or closed places for social and cultural events like weddings," state health secretary Jawaid Akhtar said in a circular.

With more coronavirus clusters emerging in cities and towns across the state, especially in Bengaluru, the circular in Kannada has put a cap on the number of people who can gather in public places.

"Only 50 people will be allowed at birthday parties in closed space or death ceremonies like cremations or burials. If they are held in open spaces, 100 people can be allowed with social distancing and wearing masks," Akhtar said in the circular.

About 500 people are allowed in open spaces for religious and political gatherings and 100 for other congregations if the venue is spacious to maintain physical distancing and other protocols.

The state health department has also increased testing targets for districts bordering Kerala and Maharashtra where the cases have been rising.

The state government had on Wednesday banned all late-night parties at star hotels and restaurants in the state, including in Bengaluru, to curb the surge in infections.

With 833 new cases reported on Thursday, the state's Covid tally shot up to 9,58,417, including 8,114 positive cases, while recoveries rose to 9,37,898.

As the epi-centre of the pandemic in the southern state, Bengaluru registered 526 fresh cases on Thursday, taking its tally to 4,10,181 while recoveries rose to 3,99,656, with 341 persons getting discharged during the day.

 

 

 

 

 

  

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Sat, Mar 13 2021

    All mass gatherings should be totally banned instead of this unpractical/nonsensical approach of 50/100....large/small....etc etc, which is just to fool the gullible!!

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  • udupi citizen, Udupi

    Sat, Mar 13 2021

    It's highly impossible... people don't even care ...

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  • Dsouza, Mudarangadi/udupi

    Sat, Mar 13 2021

    Definetly peoples will care : government should stop free treatment for covid patients, those "dont even care" family should see a death in their family. Then automatically each and everyone will care 201%

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  • Cynthia, Kirem

    Sat, Mar 13 2021

    How this will work? Among the 100, if 4/5 or even one person is asymptotic or have infection with Corona symptoms, from them corona doesn't spread to others and from these, it wont go to their respective houses to the elders, sick and one with comorbidities?? ...what about educational institutions/religious places? There people gather more than hu⁶ndreds?

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  • Chetan. S, Mangaluru India

    Sat, Mar 13 2021

    REDUCE THE CROWD TO 50 ONLY.MAKE COMPULSORY COVID TEST FOR PEOPLE ATTENDING THE FUNCTIONS. PRECAUTION IS THE BEST CURENESS.

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  • Dev, Mangalore

    Sat, Mar 13 2021

    Intelligent Virus won't come near any religious or political gatherings. Time for people to stand up & say enough is enough, we will take care of our health as we did all these years. No need for the govt. to interfere how I dress, what I eat, what I can do or can't do, what I should follow etc. Stop the RTPCR Tests & Stop the Pandemic Scare.

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  • G R PRABHUJI, Mangalore

    Sat, Mar 13 2021

    I think they have forgotten to mention in bracket. ( This circular is only to common citizens and poor class only . VIP please ignore this restrictions).

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  • Chandu, Karla

    Sat, Mar 13 2021

    It will be only on the rule book......look at the other public gatherings.....how the crowd is gathered and enjoying with no masks and social distancing.....all it is bla.....bla....blaa.....bla....!!!

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sat, Mar 13 2021

    We don't have any other Choice ...

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  • ALFRED FERRAO, Mangalore

    Sat, Mar 13 2021

    What a foolish idea, instead of banning gathering on all political and religious programme to restricted numbers they are banning persons visiting for the last rites and marriage functions here the people visiting are more cautious of prevailing corona than public coming for religious or political programme.Let the minister sitting in air conditioning room have a practical check up and bring down the rules.

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  • Babu, Udupi

    Sat, Mar 13 2021

    Political gatherings are necessary to elected a Govt. If there is no Govt who will take decision to implementation NRC and uniform civil code. Marriage can be held with minimum guests.

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