Mangaluru : Schools for classes 8 to 10 reopened in Dakshina Kannada after closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The district administration decided to reopen schools after Covid positivity rate in the district declined.

Uniform-clad students were visibly overjoyed on their first day back to school, meeting friends and attending classes after a long break.

All the schools were cleaned and sanitised ahead of the reopening of the schools. Some schools were also decorated. The classes for students from class IX and X were held in the morning while that of Class 8 were held in the noon to avoid crowding in the schools. Further, only two students were allowed to sit on a bench in the classrooms.

The classes for Class VI and VII will commence from September 20.