Hyderabad : Twelve teachers were among 14 persons who tested positive for Coronavirus virus in a Zilla Parishad girls high school in Mancherial District of Telangana on Monday, Which led to an a massive contact tracing exercise.
According to Sources initially swab samples of one teacher turned positive for Covid and the rest of the confirmed cases were among contacts tested for the virus. A higher-class student and an employee, who cooks midday meals for students, were the two other who tested positive for Covid.
“We have started the exercise of contact tracing 400 students, 50 staffers and their families,” district education officer (DEO) Mancherial, S Venkateshwarlu said.
As news of one teacher testing positive spread early on Monday, the number of students attending school came down.
“Altogether 55 contacts of the first teacher were tested on Monday and 14 were found to be positive. Tomorrow, we will test other students and their family members as well. Also, the school will be sanitised,” said Dr M Neeraja, district medical and health officer (DMHO), Mancherial, said. All the 14 are currently stable and are in home quarantine, the DMHO said.
Alarmed at the incident and another three positive cases reported from a school in Secunderabad, experts have sounded an alert for schools to take adequate precautions.
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