As Karnataka government eases COVID-related restrictions in the state, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday announced that migrant workers who will be returning to the state for work would be tested for COVID-19, news agency ANI said. Yediyurappa said, I will instruct the health department to conduct COVID-19 tests on people/migrant labours who will return to the state after unlock. However, weekend and night curfew are proposed to be imposed. Night curfew would be in force on each night on remaining days between 7 pm to 5 am during the aforementioned period. While the positivity rate for the day stood at 6.61 per cent, the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) was 1.47 per cent.

Source: Mint June 13, 2021 10:18 UTC