NOIDA: A third of the new Covid cases reported in Noida on Thursday were under 18 years of age. While the numbers remained low – 15 of the 44 fresh cases added in the last 24 hours were minors – officials from schools and health departments underlined the need to vaccinate all eligible children in the 12-14 age group so that offline classes are held at a gap of two years. are not interrupted after are started.
Forty-five children have tested positive for the viral infection in the city in the past five days, prompting parents’ associations to criticize the haste in recalling students to campus instead of a calibrated gradual return to vaccine coverage.
On Thursday, Chief Medical Officer Dr Sunil Sharma said that schools should report any student or staff with COVID-like symptoms to the Integrated Command Control Center. “While we are increasing immunization coverage through additional campaigns, all schools and residential societies should maintain the number – 18004192211 – of the Integrated Command Control Center. Testing can be done to be sure. Immediately,” he said. Meanwhile, health officials claimed that in most of the recently reported cases, children were found without vaccination.
The CMO said that efforts are being made to expand the coverage of the vaccine to the 12-14 and 15-17 age groups. The official said that 68 samples have been sent to Delhi’s genome and integrative biology Laboratory for Genome Sampling So far, the CMO said, “The results are expected in the next two to three days.”
The district, at present, has over 121 active cases, which is almost double the number of cases – 66 – reported since April 1.
Of the total 18 new cases reported on Thursday in neighboring Ghaziabad, four were minors. Nine new cases were in the 21-40 group and five in the 41-60 years category.
According to a report released by the District Health Department, St Francis School has reported one more COVID infection in a student in the last 24 hours. After the first student tested positive on April 10, the school authorities had decided to shut down the campus for offline classes for three days.
The Health Department report said Delhi Public Schools in Vasundhara and Indirapuram, and Gurukul-Schools have also reported one positive case each in the last 24 hours.
With the rise in cases, Ghaziabad Chief Medical Officer Dr Bhavtosh Shankhdhar directed all schools to set up COVID help desks and take measures to follow protocol for testing. “From Monday, the vaccination drive in schools will be intensified,” he said.
Forty-five children have tested positive for the viral infection in the city in the past five days, prompting parents’ associations to criticize the haste in recalling students to campus instead of a calibrated gradual return to vaccine coverage.
On Thursday, Chief Medical Officer Dr Sunil Sharma said that schools should report any student or staff with COVID-like symptoms to the Integrated Command Control Center. “While we are increasing immunization coverage through additional campaigns, all schools and residential societies should maintain the number – 18004192211 – of the Integrated Command Control Center. Testing can be done to be sure. Immediately,” he said. Meanwhile, health officials claimed that in most of the recently reported cases, children were found without vaccination.
The CMO said that efforts are being made to expand the coverage of the vaccine to the 12-14 and 15-17 age groups. The official said that 68 samples have been sent to Delhi’s genome and integrative biology Laboratory for Genome Sampling So far, the CMO said, “The results are expected in the next two to three days.”
The district, at present, has over 121 active cases, which is almost double the number of cases – 66 – reported since April 1.
Of the total 18 new cases reported on Thursday in neighboring Ghaziabad, four were minors. Nine new cases were in the 21-40 group and five in the 41-60 years category.
According to a report released by the District Health Department, St Francis School has reported one more COVID infection in a student in the last 24 hours. After the first student tested positive on April 10, the school authorities had decided to shut down the campus for offline classes for three days.
The Health Department report said Delhi Public Schools in Vasundhara and Indirapuram, and Gurukul-Schools have also reported one positive case each in the last 24 hours.
With the rise in cases, Ghaziabad Chief Medical Officer Dr Bhavtosh Shankhdhar directed all schools to set up COVID help desks and take measures to follow protocol for testing. “From Monday, the vaccination drive in schools will be intensified,” he said.