Ludhiana: Twenty school children were tested positive for Covid-19 in the city on Tuesday.
“From them, 12 students are government high schools, Kailash Nagar, and eight government high schools (GSSS), Jodhewal Basti.
They are tested through a fast antigen kit.
Now, their samples have been taken for RT-PCR tests for further confirmation , “Charanjeet Singh District Education Deputy said.
He is also a nodal official for testing Covid-19 in city schools.
“The testing will be carried out strictly in private and government schools.
Minimum 1,000 students will be tested in a day.
Drive testing has been started from a government school on Monday.
Now it will be held in private schools too,” he added.
Epidemiologi District Dr.
Ramesh Bhagat said, “We track contacts from 20 students, who have been quarantined.
A total of 1,200 samples of school children were collected on Monday and the eight report became positive.
On Tuesday, 1,551 students were tested and from them, 12 had contracted Viruses.
“At the Jodhewal Basti School, eight students who have tested positively class XI.
127 students were present on Monday and 41 samples were collected.
There are 45 staff members, most of whom have received the first dose of Covid vaccination.
The school has 2,200 students on the roll.
About 500 to 550 children attend school every day.
The principle of Rajesh Kumar said, “After receiving information, the school was immediately closed for class XI and XII.
The two classes have the power of 500 students and 100 to 150 of them have come to school.
I have urged the Ministry of Health to test other students too.
Children Children attend school with their parents’ approval and we follow all Covid protocols.
“A teacher said,” Schools do not have class IV employees for sanitation.
The classes are disanitized after two days.
Primary classes are being held, but not senior middle classes .
“Government Middle School, Kailash Nagar, the main Balwinder Kaur said,” In our school, 130 students 523 were present and 32 were tested.
From them, the 12 positively tested was class IX and eight class X.
I was worried for my staff and Other students.
“The school was closed until August 24, Commissioner Varinder Sharma said,” Schools closed until August 24.
The Ministry of Health has been instructed to me Take a team for testing school students.
The school will remain open only for testing.
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