Bengaluru Lockdown: Liquor shops to remain closed

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Bengaluru will be under lockdown from July 14 till July 22 to contain the spread of coronavirus. Liquor shops and take-away-wine shops will remain closed from 14 July 8 pm onwards, till 22 July 5 am, according to the guidelines of the week-long lockdown.

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Bangalore will go on a strict lockdown to arrest the sudden rise in the number of Covid-19 cases the city has recorded since Unlock 1.0. The city will go into lockdown for a week to stop the rapidly-rising coronavirus cases. Quelling the panic among citizens, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has said that the lockdown won’t be extended after 22 July.

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Though essential items will be accessible, liquor shops and take-away-wine shops will remain closed till July 22.

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Items like groceries, vegetables, fruits, poultry, meat, fish and animal fodder will remain operational from 5 am to noon.

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All medical services including AYUSH and veterinary hospitals will remain open. Homes for children, differently-abled, senior citizens, MNREGA, Anganwadi, Ration shops (PDS) will remain open.

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