Lockdown To Be Implemented In Clusters In Bengaluru: CM B.S. Yediyurappa

After a meeting with ministers and officials, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Monday said that a strict lockdown will be implemented in clusters which have reported a spike in COVID-19 cases, the Chief Minister's Office said today. The COVID-19 war room will have real-time information on availability of beds in various COVID-19 hospitals.

Yediyurappa also directed officers to fix treatment rates for COVID-19 patients in private hospitals. Fever clinics will also be set up in each ward.