Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Nov 29: Through an advisory issued on Sunday November 28, the department of health and family welfare has advised screening of all the students in medical, paramedical and other educational institutions on a daily basis for symptoms of Covid19. Principal secretary in the department, T K Anil Kumar, said that symptomatic persons should be tested and treated as per the current guidelines.

The government has advised all social and cultural events in educational institutions to be postponed by two months. It also wants conferences, seminars, academic events etc in educational institutions to be postponed wherever possible, or alternatively to conduct them in hybrid mode with minimal physical presence with more people participating through virtual mode. The heads of institutions have been told to take utmost care to ensure that Covid appropriate behaviour is adopted within the campus, particularly when conducting events if any.

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Health care professionals have been advised to conduct conferences, seminars, sessions etc virtually for a few more months so that a positive message is transmitted to professionals in other fields in the larger interests of public health. The heads of educational institutions have been told to ensure vaccination of students aged above 18 and the staff at the earliest.