From Monday, the 31st January 2022 Karnataka will undertake lifting of restrictions. The night curfew that is under place will be withdrawn the schools and colleges which were shut will reopen and the offline classes will be resumed.
What are the details?
“From Monday, all classes will be operational in schools with the strict implementation of COVID19 appropriate behavior and protocol,” said Karnataka Education Minister BC Nagesh, after a meeting on the Covid situation in the state, headed by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
In accordance with the new guidelines, the Govt offices will run at full capacity and this will be the same case with Hotels, Restaurants, Bars, and Clubs that were running at 50% capacity.
The 50% capacity would however continue on theatres, auditoriums, and multiplexes. Gyms and swimming pools too can operate with 50 percent capacity only.
The religious places are allowed to function at a 50% capacity but no permission has been given for social, religious, and political rallies, dharnas, conventions, and protests.
Marriage functions are permitted with 200 members indoors and 300 outdoors which could be considered as still under restriction.
A strict vigil at borders with Kerala, Maharashtra, and Goa will continue further.
The state went on to record some of the highest cases and Bengaluru contributed about 50 percent of the infections of the day. The state also registered 50 deaths on Friday, with eight of them from Bengaluru.