Mysore/Mysuru, July 8 -- Already cooped up most of the day in their homes to fight COVID-19, hundreds of city residents woke up this morning to find themselves deprived of one of the few simple pleasures left: A walk inside sprawling parks in their neighbourhood.

The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has decided to restrict public movement inside parks, stadiums and playgrounds.

Health authorities have said that too many people were gathering in parks and playgrounds and this in a way was contributing to the rapid rise of virus infection.

In an earlier decision, people had been allowed to walk or jog in parks and playgrounds as long as they kept at least a distance of two to three meters between each other.

But not everyone followed the r...