Further relaxing COVID-19 curbs, the Karnataka government on Friday decided to allow theatres, gyms, yoga centres, and swimming pools in the state to operate at full capacity.
The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai with the Health Minister K. Sudhakar, senior officials and technical advisory committee representatives.
With a decline in the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalisation rate remaining low, the Karnataka Government has decided to allow these establishments to operate at full occupancy.
Mr. Sudhakar told reporters that these centres would have to continue to comply with COVID-19 guidelines. Only people who have taken two doses of vaccine for the pandemic would be allowed to enter cinema halls, gyms, swimming pools and yoga centres.
Eating inside cinema halls has been prohibited. People have to strictly wear masks while watching films in cinema halls.
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As part of the fresh guidelines, a two-dose vaccination certificate is compulsory for those entering theatres, gyms, yoga centres and swimming pools. Also, wearing of masks is mandatory in theatres, while food items would not be allowed inside the cinema halls.
On Saturday, the Karnataka government decided to lift the night curfew and reopened physical classes in schools and colleges in the state.
(WITH INPUTS FROM ANI)
