'Barring containment zones, we have decided to allow industries to reopen post 4 May,' Karnataka chief minister B.S.Yediyurappa said in Bengaluru on Thursday Karnataka chief minister B.S.Yediyurappa on Thursday said that the government has decided to allow industries and other businesses to restart operations post 4 May. “Barring containment zones, we have decided to allow industries to reopen post 4 May," he said in Bengaluru on Thursday.
The statement comes at a time when covid-19 has forced businesses to shut shop for over a month, leaving thousands without work and plunging the state into a prolonged period of economic uncertainty.