Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (MS)
Udupi, Apr 21: MLA Raghupati Bhat opined that there is no need of imposing a complete curfew in the district.
In a statement, MLA Bhat said, "The number of new Covid cases are under control in Udupi. Religious and other programmes will get affected due to curfew."
A video conference was also held at 6 pm on April 21 to discuss this issue.
"Night curfew and lockdown is required for Bengaluru. There is no necessity for the same for Mangaluru and Udupi. Out of 3,000 tests, only 150 are found to be positive. We have enough hospitals and beds to tackle the situation," he added.
"Muhurtham has been fixed for many weddings and religious programmes on Sunday. But a curfew has been announced on weekend. Curfew is not required in districts where the cases are less than 1,000 per day. We are also thinking of providing passes to people who want to attend wedding programmes on Sunday."
The MLA maintained that a final decision on the situation will take place after the meeting that will be held on Wednesday.