BENGALURU: After several cases of Covid clusters in educational institutions came to light in the past 3-4 days, the Karnataka government on Sunday directed schools and colleges to postpone all social and cultural events by two months, besides seeking clearance from the Centre to administer booster shots for healthcare workers in the state.
CM Basavaraj Bommai said the state has urged the Centre to ban flights from high-risk nations like Botswana, South Africa and Hong Kong to check the spread of new variant Omicron. He has suggested that there must be a national policy on booster shots and Karnataka will start giving the doses once it gets the nod.
A circular issued by the principal secretary, department of health and family welfare, said that conferences, seminars and academic events in schools and colleges should also be postponed to avoid large congregations. The department said some events could be held in hybrid mode.
