BENGALURU: Online rumours around parts of Bengaluru being being sealed off to contain the spread of covid-19 set panic in several areas of India's technology capital on Friday.
Bengaluru is among the hotspots in Karnataka, where covid-19 cases number 207. The B.S. Yediyurappa-led Karnataka government is expected to take a final call on the extension of the lockdown after a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.
Punjab and Odisha have already extended the lockdown period. Bengaluru's civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is taking no chances after a flurry of cases was reported on Friday in some localities in the city. "BBMP will completely seal Bapuji Nagar Ward 134 & Padarayanapura Ward 135 to prevent the
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