Navi Mumbai: Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) will conduct strict preventive measures in all city schools after 18 school students and junior colleges in Ghansoli found covid-positive since Friday.
NMMC officials added that if there were family members of students recently returned from abroad, these students had to re-carry out covid-related tests.
Commissioner NMMC Abhijit Bangar said the junior school and college will remain closed for the next eight days until all students and staff are tested for Covid.
“Basically there are three building blocks on this Ghansoli campus, and therefore we will examine all students and staff.
I also instruct that masks and use of hand sanitis are mandatory,” Bangar said.
While 16 students have been tested positively on Friday, two more found covid positive on Saturday.
Tracing contacts are also conducted by examining family members affected.
Speaking with the Times of India, Deputy Commissioner of Municipal (Education) Jaydeep Pawar said: “So far, we have tested more than 80% of students from the Institute in Ghansoli after 16 students (especially from the 11th standards, while others from the lower class) Found positive.
Initially, one student tested positive.
This special student’s father recently returned to India from a foreign country, but he had been tested negatively.
Then, other students were tested.
“Pomar added:” We have instructed all the city schools to ensure That the sanitis provided by NMMC is regularly used.
Soap has also been provided in all school toilets, while social distance must be maintained at any time.
Whenever it is necessary, RT-PCR testing and antigens must be done to students and school staff.
“On Saturday, Nearly 600 students from the Institute located in Sector 18 in Ghansoli, Shikshan Sanstha Shetkari, underwent a test related to Covid-19 as a precaise measure of TAM ingredient.
Activists add that while it is a challenge to maintain social distance in schools, teaching staff must be vigilant and ensure that the rules of Covid-19 prevention is not violated even in a small way, because the dosage of covid-19 vaccination for underage children is currently not available at under the age of the country.
On Saturday, there were 43 positive cases in the NMMC area, taking the total number of cases to 10.9878.
Also, there were no deaths reported on Saturday, so victims remained at 1,969.