The Karnataka government on Tuesday issued fresh coronavirus guidelines for people coming from Kerala, which has seen a surge in infections, reported PTI. People coming from Kerala would now have to produce a negative RT-PCR certificate that should not be older than 72 hours.
In the order, Additional Chief Secretary Jawaid Akhtar said that new special surveillance measures for those arriving from Kerala have been introduced. They are based on the recommendations of the Technical Advisory Committee on Covid-19.
The government said that if people from Kerala are found positive, their samples would be sent to Bengaluru’s National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences for genome sequencing. Those residing in hostels and colleges would not be allowed to have visitors or relatives without getting permission from the Covid-19 nodal officers, the government said. It also asked authorities to maintain a list of students travelling to and from Kerala.
The students would…