MANGALURU: As per a revised order with extension of guidelines issued by the government on Monday, the weekend curfew will continue in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts.
However, students are permitted to attend exams during the weekend curfew adhering to prevailing guidelines. Hall ticket will serve as identity (pass) for movement purpose.
All students from Kerala may enter Dakshina Kannada with RT-PCR negative report not older than 72 hours and they will be subjected to compulsory institutional quarantine for seven days and at the end of which they will have to undergo a test again.
The same guidelines will be applicable to all employees, who are employed in Karnataka and arriving from Kerala or have visited Kerala in the previous seven days before entry into Karnataka, said Tushar Giri Nath, principal secretary to revenue department.
Minister for fisheries, ports and inland transport S Angara directed health officials in Dakshina Kannada to increase the number of RT-PCR tests and not allow infected persons in home quarantine to come out of their houses.
At a meeting held on Monday, Angara said the test positivity rate is reducing in the district. “The district has been conducting up to 15,000 RT-PCR tests per day. The number of tests should be increased further to check the spread of virus effectively. Health staff, accredited social health activists, anganwadi workers and people’s representatives should monitor cases in home quarantine,” he said.
More emphasis should be given to trace all primary contacts of infected persons. Those who have symptoms of Covid-19 should be compulsorily admitted to Covid care centres (CCC) or hospitals, he added.
Deputy commissioner KV Rajendra said the district has a positivity rate of 2.27% and there are 29 containment zones and 28 micro containment zones. The district has conducted 77,888 RT-PCR tests between August 23 and 29, he said.
