Screen children extensively for COVID-19 before schools reopen, says B.C. Patil

Anticipating the third wave of COVID-19, Minister for Agriculture and Koppal in charge B.C. Patil has directed the district administration to conduct extensive screening of children before the opening

Anticipating the third wave of COVID-19, Minister for Agriculture and Koppal in charge B.C. Patil has directed the district administration to conduct extensive screening of children before the opening of schools. “The academic year is going to start shortly. At the same time, there is a possibility of COVID-19 third wave which, according experts, might hit children. You need to summon children before the schools reopen and check their health. Both teachers and parents need to take utmost care of the children to protect them from the third wave. The Health Department should make preparations to expand their paediatric facilities to treat children with COVID-19,” Mr. Patil told the district administration during a quarterly KDP meeting that he chaired at the district administrative complex in Koppal on Wednesday. Expressing dissatisfaction over the improper distribution of fertilizer in the district, Mr. Patil said the district had a stock of 690 tonnes of fertilizer and its distribution was not going on properly.