First time in two years Udupi district reports zero COVID positive patients on Wednesday
No COVID patient undergoing treatment at hospitals in district
Udupi: For the in two years since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the coastal Karnataka, Udupi district on Wednesday. The district had first reported the COVID-19 case in March 2020 while it peaked in May that year.
While the cases in the district dropped significantly in November-December 2021, this is the first time in two years the district has not reported any cases of the virus on a particular day.
According to a press statement issued by the District Health Officer on Wednesday, 1541 people in the district were tested for the virus of which no test result returned positive.
The press statement also added that no COVID-19 patient is being treated at any of the hospitals in the district and all the 36 patients with active COVID-19 are under isolation at their homes.
18,421 people tested positive in the district after January 1, 2022, but the district did not report any casualties due to the virus this year. The district has overall reported 546 deaths due to COVID-19, the press release stated.
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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.
