Published: 20th January 2022
Karnataka shuts five schools and a college in Mangaluru after spike in COVID cases
Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner K V Rajendra said that if more than five individuals are found infected in a campus, such schools and colleges will be temporarily closed


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The Karnataka Education Department has ordered a temporary suspension of classes in five schools and a college in Mangaluru due to a surge in the number of coronavirus cases on the campuses.
A department communique said that the classes in these six institutions will be suspended for a week due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. The institutions include Vivekananda PU college, Yedapadavu; government high school, Bengre Kasaba; Canara CBSE school, Dongrakere; Ansar English medium high school, Bajpe and Vyasa Maharshi English medium high school, Mulki.
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Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner K V Rajendra in a statement said if more than five individuals are found infected on campus, such schools and colleges will be temporarily closed.
