Karnataka Schools To Stay Closed Till December End: BS Yediyurappa
Coronavirus: Karnataka Chief Minister stated all colleges will keep shut until December finish. (File)
Bengaluru:
The Karnataka authorities has determined to maintain the state’s colleges and pre-university, or PU schools – equal to lessons 11 and 12 – closed a minimum of until December finish in view of the coronavirus pandemic.
“According to the opinion of education experts, we should not start any classes in schools or PU colleges till December end, and a decision should be taken after that. In the few engineering colleges that had resumed classes the attendance is under 5 per cent. So, we will meet against in December-end and take an appropriate decision at that time according to the (coronavirus) situation,” Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa stated.
The resolution to not reopen any colleges and PU schools in Karnataka was taken at a gathering the place Mr Yediyurappa and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar met authorities officers from the training division on Monday.
The assembly was scheduled after taking recommendations from mother and father, well being committee officers and academic consultants.
The resolution to not reopen any colleges and PU schools in Karnataka was taken at a gathering the place Mr Yediyurappa and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar met authorities officers from the training division on Monday.
The assembly was scheduled after taking recommendations from mother and father, well being committee officers and academic consultants.
The resolution, which comes barely every week after the state determined to re-open diploma schools and different institutes of upper training after consulting consultants, was taken amid fears of a second wave in Karnataka – the nation’s second worst-hit state when it comes to absolute numbers.
The variety of coronavirus circumstances in Karnataka had declined within the run as much as Diwali after a September surge of as much as 10,000 circumstances a day. Although the variety of new infections and lively circumstances has been falling, there have been greater than 3,400 new COVID-19 infections over the weekend with state capital Bengaluru accounting for nearly two-third of those, authorities knowledge reveals.
Karnataka has a complete of 8.7 lakh coronavirus circumstances with 11,654 deaths.
Overall, India has seen greater than 91 lakh COVID-19 infections for the reason that January outbreak with 1,33,738 deaths.
