In mild of the prevailing COVID-19 state of affairs and the scheduled reopening of colleges in June, the Karnataka Authorities has issued a set of precautionary measures to be adopted by authorities and personal faculties. The transfer follows a COVID-19 state of affairs overview assembly held on Could 26, chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Geared toward safeguarding the well being of scholars, the rules emphasise the necessity for early identification and isolation of symptomatic youngsters. In response to the directive, youngsters exhibiting signs akin to fever, cough, or chilly shouldn’t be despatched to highschool and should obtain acceptable medical care. They should be allowed to return solely after their signs have fully subsided.
Colleges have been instructed to carefully monitor college students and instantly ship dwelling any youngster who shows signs whereas on campus. Dad and mom are to learn at once in such instances. The advisory additionally extends to instructing and non-teaching employees, urging them to take comparable precautions and keep away from attending college in the event that they exhibit any signal of sickness.
Along with monitoring signs, faculties are anticipated to bolster COVID-19 Acceptable Behaviour (CAB), together with correct hand hygiene and cough etiquette. Authorities have referred to as for strict implementation of those security protocols within the curiosity of scholar well being. As of Could 31, in line with the Division of Well being and Household Welfare, Karnataka has reported 114 COVID-19 instances within the final 24 hours and over 360 instances since January 2025.
In response to the state well being division, one loss of life was reported on Could 25 – a 62-year-old man in Mysuru with comorbidities handed away on account of septic shock with a number of organ dysfunction syndrome together with COVID pneumonia and hyponatremia (low sodium).