More than 300 government employees succumb to COVID-19 in Karnataka

The pandemic claimed lives of around 250 primary and secondary school teachers.

In an indication of the susceptibility of government employees to infection because of the nature of their work, the Karnataka State government Employees Association (KSGEA) has stated that more than 300 government employees have succumbed to the virus during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Though a majority of its employees have been asked to work from home, more than 300 employees, largely primary and secondary school government teachers, lost their lives owing to havoc created by the wide-spread virus, KSGEA president C. S. Shadakshari told The Hindu on Wednesday. The teaching community has been largely affected by the virus. The pandemic claimed lives of around 250 primary and secondary school teachers. Teachers of Bengaluru and Kalaburagi divisions have been largely affected by the virus and around 150 teachers succumbed to the pandemic in these two divisions, according to sources in the government, he said.