The state government said that the decision was taken as many returnees from these states were testing positive for the coronavirus infection.
The Karnataka government on Thursday banned air travel from five states including Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Speaking to the media after the cabinet meeting, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister JC Madhuswamy said that the decision was taken as a lot of travellers from these five states were testing positive upon their return. The decision to ban air travel from these five states was taken during the cabinet meeting held on Thursday. “There are a lot of people from these states who have come to Karnataka already and are in quarantine. Many of them in quarantine are testing positive in large numbers. If more people come we fear that they will also get infected. So unless those in quarantine finish their mandatory stay, we won't relax the ban,” JC Madhuswamy said. The Karnataka government had already restricted people from Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Gujarat from entering the state via road. When the standard operating procedure was issued for air travel, Karnataka made it mandatory for those from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh to undergo mandatory 7-day quarantine. With the new decision, those from these states, excluding Delhi cannot travel to Karnataka via flights. Madhuswamy further stated that several ministers requested the CM regarding the ban as the number of COVID-19 cases among those who returned from these states, especially Maharashtra was increasing. “We demanded the ban. We have a lot of asymptomatic cases from those coming from Maharashtra especially. We have to test everyone coming from these states. And even those who are in quarantine without symptoms fear they will also get it. If more people come, they will have to wait in quarantine to get tested and it is better to avoid that. So we have taken this decision,” he added. “It will take at least eight to 10 days for all the people in quarantine to be relieved. Let these people finish their quarantine period and then we will see about relaxing the travel restrictions,” JC Madhuswamy added.
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