Do not send children with fever, cough, cold and other symptoms to school: Karnataka govt
As the number of Covid-19 cases in Karnataka is increasing, the Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) has advised that if children have fever, cough, cold and other symptoms, they should not be sent to school. They should be given appropriate treatment as per the doctor's advice, and should be quarantined at home.
The Commissioner of Public Instruction, who has issued a circular regarding the precautionary measures to be taken in all government, aided and unaided schools across Karnataka for the prevention and control of Covid-19 pandemic, has said that children should be sent to school only after they have recovered from fever, cough, cold and other symptoms
Schools across Karnataka have resumed for the 2025-26 academic year. In the current Covid-19 pandemic situation, it is necessary to take some precautionary measures in the interest of students. If children with symptoms come to school, the parents should be informed and such children should be sent home safely with their parents, the circular states.
If teaching and non-teaching staff are found to have symptoms, necessary precautionary measures, such as hygiene, hand washing and being careful while coughing and sneezing, and Covid-19 Appropriate Behaviour (CAB) should be followed.
D. Shashikumar, General Secretary of Associated Managements of Schools in Karnataka (KAMS), said, 'For the safety of children, we have been instructed to follow Covid-19 precautionary measures in all schools under our organisation. Accordingly, all our schools have been sanitised. Parents have been advised not to send children with fever, cough and cold and other problems to schools. All the instructions issued by the government in this regard from time to time will be followed without fail.'
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