A teacher and a student of a private school in South Delhi have tested positive for COVID-19, following which all classmates of the affected student have been sent home.
According to reports, the condition of the Kovid-19 positive student and teacher is now stable.
The new cases of the virus in the city school came close to the reports of fresh infections in the adjoining schools of Noida and Ghaziabad.
Meanwhile, all schools in Delhi are closed for the next four days in view of Baisakhi, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
Schools from classes 9 to 12 in the national capital reopened in hybrid mode on February 7, while schools from nursery to class 8 reopened on February 14. However, schools started functioning completely offline from April.
All the students were advised to follow the proper conduct of COVID in schools, while schools were asked to ensure cleanliness.
Earlier on March 1, the Delhi government’s Directorate of Education had said that parental consent will not be mandatory for classes 10 and 12 students for offline classes or examinations, adding that schools will be able to conduct offline classes for classes 10 and 12. Can conduct classes and exams.
Meanwhile, Delhi on Wednesday reported 299 new COVID-19 cases, a jump of 118 per cent from the daily count recorded two days ago, while the positivity rate stood at 2.49 per cent, shared by the city’s health department. According to the data made.
The Covid positivity rate in Delhi has increased from 0.5 per cent to 2.70 per cent in a week, even as doctors on Tuesday said it was “not a state of panic” as the daily number of cases was still low, but Warned against leaving the guard.
According to health department data, the daily increase of 299 new cases on Wednesday was a significant increase from the 137 cases reported on Monday.
No death was recorded from the disease on Wednesday.
The Health Department did not issue a bulletin on Tuesday.
With a spurt in daily cases and a significant increase in the positivity rate in the last few days, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday said the city government is monitoring the coronavirus situation and there is no reason to worry till new cases come in. Shows the type of anxiety.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the government is monitoring the recent rise in Covid cases in the city and assured that there is nothing to worry about it now.
Kejriwal said, “We are tracking the rising cases of Kovid-19 in Delhi. People are not getting hospitalized and there is nothing to worry about now. If need be, we will definitely bring guidelines for schools.” “
with agency input