Technical committee recommends continuation of lockdown in Karnataka
The Hindu
It says the restrictions should be in place till the test positivity rate falls below 5%
The State’s COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) on Monday recommended that Karnataka should continue the lockdown in a stricter form, “placing lives before livelihoods”. In its recommendations drafted at its 107th meeting held on Sunday, the TAC has said that it is essential for the State “to continue lockdown restrictions till the Test Positivity Rate (TPR) falls below 5%, daily new cases below 5,000 and Case Fatality Rate (CFR) falls below 1%.” TAC chairman M.K. Sudharshan told The Hindu on Monday that the committee in a meeting that went on for over five hours on Sunday reviewed the current COVID-19 situation in the State. “We unanimously drafted the recommendations placing the health and lives of people before livelihoods, which is the need of the hour at this juncture,” he said.More Related News