Dehradun: A XIIth standard student of a government-aided school in Uttarakhand’s Almora district tested COVID-19 positive on Monday, the day schools were reopened in the state for Classes X and XII.
As a precaution, the particular school has been shut for three days. “The student was asymptomatic and his temperature was normal at the entrance of the school. Later, his family informed the school authorities that his uncle and aunt tested positive. Subsequently, the student also tested positive,” Almora’s Chief Education Officer HB Chand was quoted as saying by The Indian Express.
“There were 15 other students in his classroom. Directions were issued for their tests too. The school has been closed for three days,” Chand added.
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