COVID-19 Karnataka restrictions: This measure is also applicable to air travelers from Kerala
Bangalore:
Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said people entering Karnataka from neighboring Kerala will have to remain in institutional quarantine for a week, even if they have been vaccinated and the RT-PCR test report is negative.
The measure also applies to air travelers from Kerala and they can choose a hotel of their choice, which was designated for institutional quarantine.
Such passengers undergoing institutional quarantine will be screened on the sixth day and if the report of Kovid-19 comes negative on the seventh day, they will be allowed to leave.
“In a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday, it has been decided that passengers coming from Kerala, whether they have had the vaccine or their RT-PCR test report is negative, will have to compulsorily remain in institutional quarantine,” Mr. Sudhakar told reporters in Bengaluru.
According to Mr. Sudhakar, the government is working on a strategy in consultation with experts to further strengthen the COVID-19 containment campaign in the districts bordering Kerala like Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Chamarajanagar.
He also said that the government may take “even more” stringent measures to control the spread of COVID-19 in the border districts.
The government has imposed stringent restrictions in view of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Kerala. Kerala on Monday reported 19,622 new positive cases and 132 COVID-19 related deaths, taking the caseload to 40,27,030 and deaths to 20,673.
As the Karnataka government decided to resume offline classes for Class VIII students from September 6, Mr. Sudhakar said that schools cannot be kept closed permanently and will have to be reopened as children do not take their own classes. Lagging behind in studies.
“For the last one-and-a-half years, our children have made slow progress in education. Education is important for the development of the children. It is the duty of the government to ensure the educational future of the children,” the minister said.
He said all preparations have been made and guidelines for reopening of schools have been made public. “If the positivity rate exceeds two per cent in some areas, schools will be closed and everyone will be tested”, the minister said.
When asked whether there would be restrictions related to COVID-19 during the upcoming Ganesh Utsav, Mr Sudhakar said that the health department is insisting that there should be no public function, as wherever people gather in large numbers, There is a risk of an epidemic spreading there. increases.
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