Addressing presspersons along with Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP, Dakshina Kannada, the Minister said there was no change in the stand of the State government. The decision to seal borders has been taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to Dakshina Kannada from Kerala. Mr. Poojary said that vehicles carrying essential commodities are being allowed to Kerala through Talapady check-post. Road openedAs pressure from Kerala mounted, Karnataka opened one more road connecting Mysuru and Kannur on Sunday morning. According to the official, the closure of Virajpet road would not affect the movement of essential services much since Manandwadi road is just 21 km more than Virajpete road between Kannur and Mysuru.

Source: The Hindu March 29, 2020 17:37 UTC