Karnataka's tally nears one lakh cases with highest one-day spurt of 5,199 COVID-19 cases on Sunday
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Sunday witnessed the highest single-day spike in coronavirus cases with 5,199 additions, taking the aggregate in the state to 96,141, while 82 succumbed to the virus, the health department said.
There are 58,417 active cases including 632 in the ICUs whereas the 2,088 discharges on Sunday took the total discharges to 35,838, the department said in the bulletin.
The positive cases were led by Bengaluru urban district with 1,950 infections, followed by 579 in Ballari, 230 in Mysuru, 213 in Bengaluru Rural, 199 in Dakshina Kannada among other districts.
Bengaluru urban continued to record the highest number of deaths.
The city has seen 891 deaths so far including 29 on Sunday.
While Dakshina Kannada district reported 7 deaths, six each occurred in Belagavi, Kalaburagi, and Dharwad and five each in Mysuru and Tumakuru.
Most of those who died were suffering from Severe Acute Respiratory Illness and Influenza-Like Illness.
Among the 632 in the ICU across the state, 353 are in Bengaluru, 37 in Dharwad, and 29 in Kalaburagi, the health department said.
It added that as many as 74,475 primary contacts and 64,033 secondary contacts are under observation.
As many as 33,565 tests were conducted on Sunday taking the cumulative total to 11.76 lakh, the department said. PTI GMS ROH
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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.
