Ludhiana: 10-year-old V A students from public schools in Blok Machhiwara are tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday.
With this, the total case from the school has increased to 27.
This is the case of the two positive student testing elementary school since school reopened for them on August 2 before, on September 2, a nine-year-old girl, a grade IV student of the elementary school government, Linquet , Blok Machhiwara, Positive.
Kaur’s Medical Officer (Machhiwara) has been tested, “Twenty-seven students were tested at the Primary School Government, Holeharh, Machhiwara, through RT-PCR on Tuesday.
While 26 reports come negative, that from the 10-year-old child is positive.
“” He is the second youngest student for a positive test during testing in schools that began on August 9 schools have been reopened for the main class in August 2.
Children have been isolated home for 14 days.
His classmates have been told for the quarantine of themselves too.
So far, the child is without symptoms.
The Ministry of Health will test contacts on Thursday, “he added Singh said, “Students attend school when we receive calls from the Ministry of Health.
There are 27 students in class I to V and four in the pre-primary class.
Nearly 90% of students attend school regularly.
In class V, maximum students attend school.
“On Wednesday, 1,312 students from government schools were tested through RT-PCR and 31 through a quick antigen test.
As many as 464 students from private schools sampled through RT-PCR and 35 teachers, including 22 government and 13 private schools.
10-year-old student from the Machhiwara + VE government school test for Covid
