Karnataka Covid-19 unlock news live: State government allows clubs to sell liquor as takeaways

Not all fungal infections in patients who have recovered from Covid are due to mucormycosis, a hospital has found. Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans are among other fungi that are infecting patients. Doctors at Bowring and Lady Curzon Medical College Hospital, which has treated more than 140 patients with mucormycosis, say cell culture tests have shown the presence of all three fungi.

When parks opened on Monday, many fitness enthusiasts were seen walking or jogging with masks on. But there were several who either did not have a mask on or wore one improperly. With lockdown restrictions being lifted in phases, should one mandatorily wear a mask while jogging or walking in a public park has become one of the most debated questions. When TOI asked health authorities to clarify, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) chief health officer Dr BK Vijendra said: “It is mandatory to wear masks when walking or jogging.”

Bengaluru City police commissioner & additional district magistrate issues order - Sec 144 CrPC (prohibiting assembly of more than 4 people in public places, except for purposes which are exempted) to remain in effect till June 21 midnight. Bus stands, railways station & airports exempted.

A parents’ association of students in private schools has demanded that the fee reduction that was ordered last year should be extended to this academic year as well. Submitting a memorandum to chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday, the Karnataka State Private School. Parents’ Association Coordination Committee has, however, regretted that several schools did not follow the government’s diktat last year.

The Karnataka government’s decision to open up vaccination on priority for those seeking employment abroad rekindled hope in 38-year-old Milton (name changed), a seafarer waiting for months to report to work on a Gulf-based shipping vessel.

The Karnataka government on Monday announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh each to below-poverty-line families which have lost adult members to Covid-19. The one-time cash assistance will be limited to one person per family.

Bengaluru on Monday reported 1,470 fresh Covid infections and 12 deaths — its lowest since March 30 when it had 11 — and Karnataka tally for the day stood at 6,835 cases and 120 deaths. This included 15 fatalities which occurred in May. Having conducted 1.4 lakh Covid tests in the past 24 hours, the state’s daily positivity rate was 4.5%.

After 48 days of lockdown forced by a raging second wave of the pandemic, Bengalureans stepped out on Monday morning and saw the familiar traffic bustle on roads and parks abuzz with morning walkers.

Puttur MLA Sanjeeva Matandoor assisted in the conduct of the last rites of a 52-year-old woman, who died due to Covid on Monday. The woman died at a hospital in Mangaluru on Sunday. On learning that no one from the family would perform her last rites, volunteer’s of the MLA’s war room started preparing for the same. The MLA, who was in town, too decided to assist them. A picture of him at the crematorium wearing a PPE has gone viral.