Karnataka issues fresh COVID guidelines to avoid outbreak

In view of the rising COVID cases in China and other parts of the world, India is also stepping up its precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the virus. Likewise, the Karnataka state government, like other state governments, has issued new guidelines to tackle the spread of virus in the state.

Referring to this, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai stated that preventive measures for COVID-19 will be implemented step-by-step across the state. Here are some of the measures that have been put into place to keep the virus in check. Read on to know the details.

• The 2% random sampling of international arrivals will be carried out as decided by the central government.
• International arrivals with symptoms at Bengaluru and Mangalore airports will be taken to designated medical facilities for quarantine and managing the cases as per the COVID protocol. Passengers can choose the nearest eligible private hospitals for further treatment.
• It should be noted that the cost of treatment will be borne by the passengers.
• Those who undergo the RT-PCR test, they can leave the airport after giving the samples. However, they should remain under home quarantine, and if they start to develop symptoms, they should immediately contact the local health teams and go to the designated medical facility.
• All those samples with positive report and CT value below 25, will be sent for genomic sequencing to check if it is the BF.7 variant, which is causing a surge in cases in China.
• Further, symptomatic children under 12 years arriving at the airports, will be accompanied by a guardian or parent in good health to the designated medical centres.