Karnataka eyes night curfew around January 1

BENGALURU: Amid concerns of a possible second wave of

Covid-19 infections

, the government may reintroduce night curfew during the New Year week, according to a draft advisory prepared by the health department based on recommendations of the Technical Advisory Committee, reports ChethanKumar.


The second wave may hit Karnataka during January-February 2021, as per the advisory on recognition and containment measures.

Listing recommended measures, the draft, accessed by TOI, reads: “Ban New Year public celebrations from December 26 to January 1 in resorts, hotels, on roads (MG road, Brigade Road in Bengaluru), etc, and impose night curfew between 8pm and 5am during this period.”

Pankaj Kumar Pandey

, commissioner, health and family welfare, told TOI: “This is a draft report.The government will take a final decision at the ministerial level.”