Create facilities to house children likely to be affected with their mothers, officials told

State government has decided not to separate such children from their mothers, says Karjol

The State government has decided not to separate COVID-19 positive children from their mothers during the third wave, if any, Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol said in Belagavi on Thursday. “There are reports, including some scientific studies, that say there will be a third wave of the epidemic, that could affect children. We should be prepared to face it, if it comes. We have already given instructions to Deputy Commissioners and Health Department officials to take steps to protect children. We have asked them to create facilities to house children along with their mothers, whether they are to be treated in COVID Care Centres or in their houses,” he said. He was speaking at a Karnataka Development Programme quarterly progress review meeting in the Suvarna Soudha here. He said that officers are setting up a child COVID ward of 420 beds in Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences.