Karnataka Omicron Found: CM Bommai Issued new Lockdown guidelines

In the wake of two cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus detected in Karnataka, the state government on Friday issued new Lockdown guidelines aimed at controlling the spread of the new strain. Karnataka has asked students to attend offline classes in schools only if their parents are fully vaccinated.

Schools and colleges have been asked to postpone all cultural activities till January next year in view of the new Covid variant Omicron.

Check here new Lockdown guidelines:

1. It is reiterated that there shall be strict implementation of five-fold strategy of test-track-treat-vaccination and enforcing adherence to Covid-appropriate behaviour.

2. The entry to malls, cinema halls/theatres shall be allowed only to those who are vaccinated with two doses of Covid vaccines.

3. It is emphasised that all gathering, meeting, conferences, etc, should strictly limit number of participants to 500 people only and Covid-appropriate behaviour shall be strictly enforced during the event, the responsibility to enforce the same lies with the organisers.

4. All cultural activities/fests, functions have been postponed till 15 January next year in all educational institutions.

5. Parents of students (aged below 18) going to schools, colleges should be mandatorily vaccinated with both doses of Covid vaccine.

6. Government servants should be fully vaccinated.

7. Airports in the state will test all incoming passengers for Covid-19. Passengers will be allowed to leave the premises only after their test reports come in.

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The guidelines came after Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai chaired a meeting with experts, senior Ministers and officials today. Out of the two cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus that have been detected in the State A 46-year-old male and a 66-year-old male were those who contracted the variant. Agarwal said that their identities will not be disclosed for now to protect their privacy.

The 66-year-old man is a South African national while the other one has no travel history and is a healthcare worker. Both of them were tested at a hospital on 22 November and found to be positive with mild symptoms.

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