S Suresh Kumar , minister for primary and secondary education , referred to a circular issued as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus during the 2020 pandemic in Karnataka .
Chief Minister of Karnataka , B.S . Yediyurappa on Friday said that malls , universities and colleges , movie theatres , night clubs , marriages and conferences and other public areas with high footfall will be closed or cancelled for a week , as a precautionary measure amid the growing scare of the novel coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in Karnataka