The government also decided not to open schools in districts that are recording a positivity rate of two per cent or more. This came after the Technical Advisory Committee was of the opinion that the second wave of COVID-19 was not over yet. While addressing the media, CM Basavaraj Bommai said, "We cannot formulate a statewide COVID-19 management plan. - Places like Bengaluru, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Bidar, Koppal, Haveri, Vijayapura, Tumakuru and Chikkamagaluru also require increased testing to determine the positivity rate. As of now, the state has 15 lakh vaccines and it expects to receive at least 30 lakh more vaccines by the end of this month.

Source: dna August 14, 2021 17:15 UTC