Bantwal, Jun 29: Seven SSLC students, who were on their way to write the examination, were injured in a road mishap near Panemangaluru on Monday.
According to sources, the auto-rickshaw in which the students were travelling overturned causing them injuries.
All the injured were students of Shambur Government high school.
Police said the accident took place as the driver lost control over the vehicle.
Mangaluru, Jul 26: Rubbishing reports about cancellation of institutional quarantine for international passengers in Mangaluru, local health authorities have clarified that 14 day isolation including first seven day institutional quarantine must for international passengers.
For past couple of days rumours were doing rounds on social media that the government has done away with quarantine for international passengers. A few Mangaluru-based news portals also had published it as news without quoting any reliable sources.
Meanwhile, district health officer in his clarification message said that neither Karnataka government nor Dakshina Kannada district administrant has revised the quarantine norms for international passengers.
“Those who arrive from overseas must remain in isolation for 14 days. Out of this, seven days have to be spent in institutional quarantine (in hotel or lodge). During this period, the throat swab sample of the person will be sent for covid-19 testing. If the report is negative, then they will be sent to home quarantine for another seven days."
He said that concession in terms of number of days has only been given for people with other health conditions, children and the elderly. "For children below 10 years, pregnant women, elderly above the age of 60 years and other with other ailments, the throat swab will be collected on the second day of institutional quarantine. If the report turns negative, they will be sent to home quarantine for 14 days."
Kasaragod, Jun 2: Kumbala police on Tuesday arrested 20 persons on charges of misbehaving and obstructing a medical team who were on official duty for Covid-19.
Police sources said the incident occurred at Kumbala beach near here on Monday evening when a group of locals misbehaved and obstructed an eight-member medical team, comprising of doctors and health workers, from carrying out a survey to asertain whether there has been a community spread of Covid-19 in that locality.
The health team was on a mission to gather data of people who had interacted with expatriates after they had returned to hometown recently.
Mangaluru, May 4: As the coronavirus lockdown norms have been relaxed in the coastal district of Dakshina Kannada, people will be able venture out for essential activities from 7 a.m to 7 p.m.
The lockdown was imposed in the coastal district on March 22 midnight to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Initially it did not apply to essential services such as sale of food, groceries, milk, vegetables, fruits, and meat and fish. Gradually the administration had to intensify the lockdown and allow those shops to remain open between 7 a.m. and 12 noon. However, today (May 4) onwards there will be relaxation of lockdown between 7 am to 7 pm.
Precautionary measures like maintaining social distancing has been urged and use of face masks has been made mandatory.
Permitted activities
• Permission for plying of auto-rickshaws, cabs, private vehicles and bikes has been given. However only three occupants, including the driver will be allowed and no pillion rule is applicable for two-wheelers.
• OPDs, medical clinics are permitted to operate.
• Standalone shops, shops located in neighbourhood colony, residential complex will be allowed to operate.
• Private organisations can function with 33% staff capacity while allowing work from home for rest of staff.
• E-commerce activities only for essential goods permitted.
• In site construction activities in urban areas, rural areas including MNREGA works.
• Permission is only available to open the shop in the market and in the market complex.
Prohibited activities:
• Movement of individuals is not permitted for all non-essential activities.
• Travel by air, rail and inter-State movement by road.
• Functioning of schools, colleges, and other educational and training/ coaching institutions.
• Hospitality services, including hotels and restaurants.
• Cinema halls, malls, gymnasiums, sports complexes, bars, clubs, swimming pool, entertainment parks, assembly halls, etc; barber shops, spas and salons, textile and apparel(clothes) shops.
• Social, political, cultural, academic, entertainment, religious and other kinds of gatherings; and, religious places/ places of worship for public.
• Shops in urban and rural areas, for non-essential goods not allowed in malls, markets and Market Complexes.
• All types of traffic movements will be prohibited after evening (7 pm to 7 am)
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