Class X student positive, govt school closed in Amritsar district

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, August 10

Days after schools were reopened for all classes on government orders, a student of Class X from Government High School, Meharbanpur, tested positive for Covid-19.

The Health Department had taken multiple samples from the school as part of regular testing procedure. The school premises has been closed and will be sanitised. Offline classes will remain suspended until further orders.

The District Education Officer has directed officials to conducted mass testing in all schools as a safety measure and students of the school in Meharbanpur will also undergo mandatory testing for now.

“We will consider all options before taking the decision and DEO will also host a meeting to brief the government on the matter. Meanwhile, testing drives will be conducted in all government and private schools in the district and the decision on continuation of offline classes will be reviewed on the basis of ground situation,” said an official from the district education office.

Meanwhile, after reports of 20 school students in Ludhiana testing positive for Covid-19, concerns regarding the health safety of students have risen. The schools had reopened for offline classes on August 2.