Omicron impact: Road closed in Bengaluru
The Hindu
A case of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in J.P Nagar
The BBMP closed down 6th Cross Road in RBI Layout, JP Nagar, Bengaluru on December 3 after a resident was infected with the Omicron variant of the novel corona virus.
With two confirmed cases of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus in Karnataka, the State Government has made two doses of vaccination mandatory for parents of children aged below 18 years who are going to schools and colleges.
After a three-hour-long meeting chaired by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai with Ministers and senior officials on December 3, the government made two doses of COVID-19 vaccination mandatory to people seeking entry to malls, cinema halls or theatres.

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