Karnataka teachers to be vaccinated to facilitate re-opening of schools
Bengaluru, Jul 22: Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Thursday said all teaching and non-teaching staff of the government, aided and unaided schools will be vaccinated on a priority basis as a safety measure.
In a statement, Sudhakar said schools will have to reopen sooner or later as children cannot depend on online classes forever.
"Online classes may impact the psychological health of the children.Therefore, we will have a wide consultation process before arriving at any decision.Experts' opinions will be considered for making such decisions," he said.
"School staff will be accorded priority and for vaccination.Parents and family members of the students have already been vaccinated," he added.
According to him, the vaccination coverage will cross three crore doses in a few days and many people have developed antibodies themselves.
The minister said already permission has been given to reopen Medical colleges while higher education classes will also start shortly.
He also said all the educational institutions will be reopened in a phased manner and measures will be taken to ensure the safety of children.
The matter will be discussed with the Chief Minister, he added.
According to Sudhakar, five per cent of the total cases in the state are being subjected to genomic sequencing to look for new variants as instructed by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR).
ಅರ್ಹ ಫಲಾನುಭವಿಗಳ ಪಟ್ಟಿ ಸಿದ್ಧಪಡಿಸಿ, ಕ್ರಿಯಾಯೋಜನೆ ರೂಪಿಸಲು ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಇಲಾಖೆಯು ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಇಲಾಖೆ ಮತ್ತು ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಡಳಿತಗಳ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಸಮನ್ವಯದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಕಾರ್ಯೋನ್ಮುಖವಾಗಲಿದೆ. ಫಲಾನುಭವಿಗಳ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಮತ್ತು ಲಸಿಕೆಯ ಲಭ್ಯತೆ ಆಧರಿಸಿ ಆಯಾ ಶಾಲೆಗಳ ಆವರಣದಲ್ಲೇ ಲಸಿಕಾ ಶಿಬಿರವನ್ನು ಆಯೋಜಿಸಲಾಗುವುದು.
— Dr Sudhakar K (@mla_sudhakar) July 21, 2021
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Punjab elect to bowl against Chennai in IPL match
Chennai (PTI): Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl against Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match here on Friday.
CSK made one change to their playing XI, bringing in Prashant Veer in place of Matt Short.
CSK had lost to Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets in the opening match while Punjab Kings defeated Gujarat Titans by three wickets.
Teams:
Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (w), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry, and Khaleel Ahmed.
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh (w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, and Yuzvendra Chahal.
