Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday announced that the state government has decided to reopen schools in two phases, reported news agency ANI. Schools for classes 9 to 12 will start in alternate batches from August 23, with each batch attending classes three days a week, said Bommai after a meeting with experts. The meeting over coronavirus disease (Covid-19) was attended by Dr Devi Shetty, Dr Manjunath, Dr Ravi, Dr Sudarshan, the health department and the education department. The newly-appointed Karnataka CM said that the present Covid-19 situation, positivity rate and Centre’s guidelines were discussed during the meeting. On Thursday, Karnataka reported 1,785 new Covid-19 cases and 25 related deaths, indicating a sustained increase in the number of daily infections.

Source: Hindustan Times August 06, 2021 11:15 UTC