COVID-19: Karnataka may go for taluk wise colour-coding after May 3

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COVID-19: Karnataka may go for taluk wise colour-coding after May 3
Bengaluru, Apr 28 () Karnataka Revenue Minister RAshoka on Tuesday hinted that instead of districts, taluks areare likely to be classified as red, orange and green zones onthe basis of incidence of COVID-19 cases, after May 3.

"All these days we used to take district as a centreand classified them with colours- red, green, orange.

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Mostly after May 3, taluks will be identified ascentre, depending on cases taluk wise it (colour coding) willbe done, I think whole district will not be considered then,"Ashoka told reporters.

This move is seen as a measure aimed at furtherrelaxing the lockdown restrictions, and to allow economicactivities.

According to state COVID-19 war room's latest datathere are at 36 taluks in the state that has at least onepositive case in the last 28 days, with maximum number of 46cases each in Bengaluru north and Nanjanagudu taluk.

As of now in district wise classification, there are14 districts in the state that are categorised as green, asthey do not have any active COVID-19 cases.

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They include- Yadgir, Raichur, Koppal, Haveri,Davangere, Shivamogga, Chitradurga, Udupi, Chikmagalur,Hassan, Kodagu, Chamarajanagar, Ramanagara and Kolar.

Six districts are in red zone (with more number ofactive cases- Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Belagavi, Bagalkote,Bengaluru urban and Mysuru.

As on Tuesday evening, cumulatively 523 COVID-19positive cases have been confirmed in the state, it includes20 deaths and 207 discharges.

Ashoka also said it has been decided to opensub-registrar offices in Bengaluru and Mysuru from Wednesday.

Sub-registrar offices were opened across the state,except in Bengaluru and Mysuru.

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In these two cities, sub-registrar offices located ina one-km radius of containment zones will not be opened andpeople cannot visit them.

All other sub-registrar office in Bengaluru andMysuru will open from Wednesday,he said. KSU BNWELCOME BNWELCOME
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