<p>Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Thursday said Karnataka will remain locked down till 6 am on June 14, with no new relaxations, to contain the spread of Covid-19.</p>.<p>Yediyurappa said the government had taken the decision to extend the ongoing lockdown as the spread of the virus had not yet been completely curtailed.</p>.<p>"The cases have come down but the spread of the virus is continuing. The government has taken this decision based on suggestions by experts," the CM said.</p>.<p>The lockdown regulations will remain the same, he specified.</p>.<p>After June 14, Yediyurappa said the state government will be ready to relax the norms, provided the cases come down. “If the test positivity rate reduces to 5% and if people cooperate, then the government is ready to completely relax norms and lift the lockdown,” he said.</p>.<p>Yediyurappa also announced a second relief package worth Rs 500 crore.</p>.<p>The government will provide a compensation of Rs 3,000 for every person employed in power looms, film and Doordarshan, fisheries, muzrai staff and Imams in mosques. Also, ASHA workers will get a compensation of Rs 3,000 each, while Anganwadi workers will get Rs 2,000.</p>.<p>As teachers in unaided schools struggle to make ends meet, the government has extended compensation of Rs 5,000 for them.</p>.<p>Further, the government will also contribute Rs 5 crore towards lawyers' welfare fund, Yediyurappa said. The compensation amount will be processed within a week, he added.</p>
<p>Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Thursday said Karnataka will remain locked down till 6 am on June 14, with no new relaxations, to contain the spread of Covid-19.</p>.<p>Yediyurappa said the government had taken the decision to extend the ongoing lockdown as the spread of the virus had not yet been completely curtailed.</p>.<p>"The cases have come down but the spread of the virus is continuing. The government has taken this decision based on suggestions by experts," the CM said.</p>.<p>The lockdown regulations will remain the same, he specified.</p>.<p>After June 14, Yediyurappa said the state government will be ready to relax the norms, provided the cases come down. “If the test positivity rate reduces to 5% and if people cooperate, then the government is ready to completely relax norms and lift the lockdown,” he said.</p>.<p>Yediyurappa also announced a second relief package worth Rs 500 crore.</p>.<p>The government will provide a compensation of Rs 3,000 for every person employed in power looms, film and Doordarshan, fisheries, muzrai staff and Imams in mosques. Also, ASHA workers will get a compensation of Rs 3,000 each, while Anganwadi workers will get Rs 2,000.</p>.<p>As teachers in unaided schools struggle to make ends meet, the government has extended compensation of Rs 5,000 for them.</p>.<p>Further, the government will also contribute Rs 5 crore towards lawyers' welfare fund, Yediyurappa said. The compensation amount will be processed within a week, he added.</p>
