23 new COVID-19 cases in Dakshina Kannada on Thursday takes total number of cases in District to 409
Mangaluru: The number of Corona infection cases is on the rise in Dakshina Kannada, with 23 new patients testing positive for the deadly virus on Thursday.
The test reports of 259 people received on Thursday confirmed 23 patients to be COVID-19 positive while 236 tested negative. The total number of cases in the district has gone up to 409, while six people, including a boy, were discharged from hospital on Thursday.
Among the new cases were men and women who returned from Saudi Arabia on June 8 and 11. Also, men aged 28 and 34 years who had primary contact with patient number P-6618. All of them are in quarantine and have been shifted to the district hospital, Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh told reporters.
Six men were discharged from the district hospital on Thursday. The number of recovery in the District from the virus has gone up to 176 now.
The district hospital is treating 225 patients and most of them are on the path of recovery. A 70-year-old man suffering from pneumonia and having diabetes, as well as a 52-year-old man with diabetes and cancer, are being treated in the ICU.
Throat swabs of 140 more people were sent to the laboratory for tests on Thursday.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
