All Passengers To Bengaluru Will Need COVID-19 Negative Report From April 1
Mumbai: Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar today announced that from April 1, all passengers travelling to Bengaluru will need to show a negative COVID-19 test report before they can enter the city.
The Health Minister said that this decision is being taken because 60% of Bangalore cases have interstate travel history.
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Earlier, the state government had made it compulsory for passengers from Punjab, Chandigarh, Maharashtra and Kerala to carry a negative RT-PCR test report before they could enter Karnataka.
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Karnataka on Wednesday reported more than 2,000 cases for the second straight day. This is the first time that after November 2020 the state recorded over 2,000 daily cases. While there has been an increase in cases since the start of March, there has been no such increase in fatality rates so far.
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On Wednesday, the Karnataka Health Minister had warned that those found not wearing masks in the state will be fined. The fine for not wearing masks in urban areas in the state is Rs 250 and in rural areas is Rs 100.
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