Kolar: Nursing College under scanner after 32 Kerala students test positive for COVID-19
Kolar: A Nursing college in the Kolar district has come under the scanner of the government following an outbreak of COVID-19. According to the reports at least 32 students in the college have tested positive for the deadly virus.
Karnataka Health Minister has also taken note of the incident and has stated that he will visit the college and will initiate action against the college management.
“32 students are infected with COVID-19 at a college in Kolar Gold Fields (KGF). All of them are Kerala returnees. I will visit the college and take action against the college management. Covid has been brought under control to 700-800 cases per day from as high as 50,000 cases per day. The government has worked hard to mitigate the pandemic,” the minister was quoted as saying by Deccan Herald.
A large number of people from Kerala travel to border districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi every day for various reasons including work, educational purposes, and to avail medical facilities here.
According to the Deccan Herald, the health minister reportedly said, he would discuss the issue with the chief minister and further added that people entering border districts need to be under surveillance to keep the infection from spreading any further. He said they would also release guidelines for mandatory institutional quarantine for those traveling by trains and flights.
He also stressed that the schools must mandatorily follow all the COVID-19 guidelines and in case the number of cases rises above 2%, the school has to be shut down.
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IPL 2026 to be held between March 26-May 31 window
Mumbai (PTI): The upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League will be held between the March 26 to May 31 window but it remains to be seen if Bengaluru, the home of RCB, holds the opening match.
As per the norms, the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium should host the tournament opener given the home side, Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the IPL 2025 title.
While the venue has received conditional clearance from the Karnataka state government, it also needs to meet the necessary safety and security standards following the death of 11 fans in a stampede during RCB's victory celebrations in June this year.
The mini-auction for IPL 2026 will be held in Abu Dhabi today with three-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders coming in with the biggest purse.
