Covid-19: Karnataka schools to reopen for all classes from Jan 31

Bengaluru: Schools for all the classes will reopen in Karnataka from Monday (January 31), as per the revised guidelines by the government.

Everyone has to follow the COVID appropriate behaviour, as has been recommended by the experts.

However, If someone tests positive in a class, that particular class will remain shut and every child will undergo a test but the school will function as usual.

The decision comes after Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai chaired an expert committee meeting to take a final call on lifting Covid-19 restrictions in Karnataka.

The state government also announced several other Covid restrictions as the number of new Covid cases are higher in Bengaluru, quick recoveries are exceeding the number of positive cases.

According to the guidelines issued after a review meeting, there will be no night curfew in Karnataka from Monday.

Apart from this, pubs, bars, restaurants, other eating places and hotels will reopen with 100% capacity while cinemas and multiplexes will reopen with 50% of the capacity.

For marriages, 300 people's congregation will be allowed in open spaces and 200 people in closed spaces and offices will now have 100 per cent occupancy.

Religious places and services that were earlier closed can now open. The occupancy related norms of 50 per cent maximum will continue.

All other relaxations will also come into force from Monday.