Bengaluru, Dec 22 : Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa said on Tuesday that there is no proposal before the government to impose night curfew in the state.
Speaking to reporters here, Yediyurappa said that a new strain of coronavirus has been detected in Chennai from a traveller who came from the United Kingdom.
“We have to be extra cautious. Whoever comes from outside will be checked at the airports itself. With a new strain of coronavirus detected in Chennai, the Karnataka government mandated 14-day quarantine for travellers arriving in the state from the UK, Denmark and the Netherlands,” he said.
He added that this new coronavirus variant is something that has worried the people of the state and the country after it transpired that a person who arrived in Chennai from the UK has been found to be infected with it.
The Chief Minister added that all the necessary precautions have been taken and the government is watchful about controlling the spread of the virus in Karnataka.
“There is no need for night curfew here for now,” he said in response to a question about whether Karnataka will emulate Maharashtra by imposing night curfew.
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