The Karnataka government has stepped up COVID-19 precautionary measures in the state amid worries over new strain 'Omicron'. Screening of international passengers at the airports will be intensified and RT-PCR tests will now be mandatory for visitors from Maharashtra and Kerala.
The moves comes after a high level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai earlier this evening.
The government has also decided to make second dose mandatory compulsory for those working in government offices, malls, hotels, cinema halls, zoos, swimming pools and libraries, state Revenue Minister R Ashok said.
