Regular offline classes in colleges to continue in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Mar 24: Regular offline classes for college students would continue in Karnataka and semester examinations held as per the time table of universities, Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan said.
After
chairing
a
meeting
to
assess
the
Covid-19
situation
in
view
of
recent
spurt
in
fresh
cases
in
the
state,
Narayan,
who
holds
the
higher
education
portfolio,
said
it
was
decided
offline
classes
will
continue
with
strict
implementation
of
Standard
Operating
Procedure
(SOP)
for
Covid-19.
"We
discussed
the
possible
impact
of
the
second
wave
of
Covid-19
on
the
academic
activities.
The
same
would
be
communicated
to
Chief
Minister
B
S
Yediyurappa,"
he
said
in
a
statement,
without
elaborating.
Regular classes in colleges in the state had resumed in November last year after the institutions remained shut for six months due to Covid-19 pandemic.
Karnataka is witnessing a steady rise in fresh Covid-19 cases of late with the daily infections crossing the 2,000 mark on Tuesday after a gap of over three months.