Bengaluru lockdown: Zomato, Swiggy to remain operational

Delivery applications like Zomato and Swiggy will remain operational during the week-long lockdown that will commence from July 14, 8 pm in Bengaluru. Dining out at hotels and restaurants will be strictly prohibited.

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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Agricultural activities, operation of fishing, feeding, maintenance, packaging, sale and marketing will remain functional. All poultry production, collection, processing and distribution of milk will remain operational.

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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.

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