The pub has been closed and the employees who have COVID-19 are all asymptomatic and self-isolating.
The Bengaluru civic body, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), has identified a new group in the northern part of the city in Mathikere. Up to 16 staff members of a popular pub, 1522, The Pub, located near New BEL Road in Mathikere, tested positive for coronavirus.
N Chidananada, Joint Commissioner, BBMP West Zone, told the Deccan Herald that random tests were being conducted on employees working in hotels, restaurants and pubs in Bengaluru and it was found that 16 staff members out of the total 87 who underwent tests in the restaurant had COVID-19.
BBMP Commissioner Manjunath Prasad confirmed the cases, telling TNM: “The restaurant has almost 87 staff members, of which 16 have COVID-19. All employees are asymptomatic and therefore self-isolating. “The pub was closed after the COVID-19 cases were reported.
Chidananda further said that 87 employees at the restaurant were screened as part of their routine activities. The west zone, so far, has reported two groups. The joint commissioner clarified that 78% of the cases found in the West Zone were in home isolation and 21% were hospitalized.
Bengaluru has reported more than 2,000 cases in recent days, and 2,004 new cases were reported on Sunday, March 28. While the state government has said there will not be a shutdown, the government has asked people to take precautionary measures, such as wearing masks. sanitize and maintain physical distancing. The government has also asked citizens to avoid public gatherings and large congregations.
Bengaluru had reported three new clusters last week, bringing the total number of active clusters in the city to 14. On March 19, two new clusters were identified according to BBMP protocols. Of the two clusters, one in the western part of Vyalikaval had a total of five cases and the other was in the Spandix apartment in the eastern part of the city, which had seven cases. One more COVID-19 containment zone was identified at Shobha Apartment on March 20 in the Dasarahalli area of BBMP.
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