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Due to a surge in Covid-19 cases in Bengaluru, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike made masks mandatory in public areas on June 6 and declared that coronavirus testing will be increased from 16,000 to 20,000 per day. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has stated that his administration would make numerous choices depending on the report in the coming days. "There is no need for anyone to panic," Bommai stated. 

Over two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, the Punjab government is still advising its residents to wear masks. This comes after the national capital and some states recently reimposed mask mandates over small spikes in Covid-19 cases. The fresh advisory released by the Punjab government recommends the use of masks in crowded places as well as in closed environments like public transport, malls, cinema halls, etc.

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said that he doesn't wear a mask because he follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on December 30. He made the remark while replying to a question of media in Maharashtra's Nashik. He further said that Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray also wears a mask but the PM doesn't wear one. ''I follow the PM and therefore, I don't wear a mask,'' added Raut.

As IIT-Madras witnessed 71 COVID-19 cases, including 66 students, since December 1, it has temporarily shut down its campus. Reportedly, the college mess has been cited as the major point from where the disease spread. A student said, "Mess is not a place where we wear our masks. So all of us were vulnerable." The students have been asked to stay in their room as packed food will be delivered to them there only.