COVID-19: Schools and colleges in DK reports drop in attendance

Mangaluru: Amid concerns over Covid-19, schools and colleges in Dakshina Kannada district are reporting a drop in attendance.

Some parents are wary of sending the children to campuses. Students from Kerala are missing classes because of the mandatory Covid-19 testing requirement.

As per sources, most of the students coming from Kerala had not attended classes for the past few weeks due to the mandatory RTPCR test.

Reportedly one deemed university has temporarily shut its constituent colleges, while Mangalore University has suspended PG classes on its main campus after cases were reported there.