7-day quarantine for those coming to Karnataka from Kerala

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has decided to quarantine all travellers from Kerala for seven days in the backdrop of increasing number of Covid cases in the State.

The State government has also decided to commence classes for 6th, 7th and 8th standards from September 6, Revenue Minister R. Ashok said.

As per the State government decision, those coming from Kerala, including students, will have to undergo institutional quarantine for 7 days. They will have to undergo a Covid test on the 7th day, Ashok said.

The positivity rate in Kerala has reached 19 per cent and about 30,000 cases are being reported daily. In this background, the restrictions in the bordering districts of Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu will continue, Ashok said.

As far as opening of schools is concerned, it has been decided to start classes (from 6th to 8th) in all taluks which recorded less than 2 per cent positivity rate. The schools are going to open from September 6.

Fifty per cent of students are allowed to come to class on one day and another 50 per cent the next day. The schools will remain open for 5 days from Monday to Friday.

The decision was taken after only 14 children tested positive for Covid among 6,472 samples taken from 9th to 12th standard students.