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BBMP and health officials sealed the KN Extension at Yeshwanthpur in Bangalore
Amidst the prevailing chaos and uncertainty about access to services and commodities during closing, we bring you the latest updates from your city.
* * Update at 9.28 a.m.: Covid-19 death toll rises to 1,886; cases rise to 56,342 in India, PTI reports citing Union health ministry
* Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) suspended in-state bus services from Bangalore as of Friday.
* Under criticism for canceling Shramik’s special trains for migrant workers from Bangalore to their home states, the Karnataka government decided to resume services starting Friday.
* About 7,000 rooms have been identified in 80 Bengaluru hotels (5-star, 3-star and budget) to quarantine Indians returning from foreign countries.
* The Karnataka government on Thursday sent letters to nine states seeking consent to operate trains to transport stranded migrant workers, tourists, students, pilgrims and others between May 8-15.
The Karnataka government has proposed two special trains per day to Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Odisha and one train each to Manipur, Tripura, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
* People from Karnataka stranded in other states and opting for public transportation to return may have to wait longer as their home state still does not flash the green signal.
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