It is distressing to note that two Class X students at a prominent school in Vasco have tested positive for Covid-19. The institute has been closed for a week as a precaution and the school premises sanitized.
It is understood that both the students had not been attending classes for the last three days as they had fever. The Class X students were being prepared for their upcoming board exams through regular classes after the education department had given a nod for physical classes to be held for Class X from November 21, 2020.
It becomes extremely necessary to guard the students from the virus as it may not be possible to maintain social distancing at all times during the physical classes. If a student is absent for even a single day, the school administration needs to immediately enquire with the parents the reason for the absence of the student.
If the student has even a mild fever he/she should not be sent to school as a precautionary measure even if the Covid-19 test has not been done or the results of the test are awaited.
It would be prudent for schools organizing physical classes to have students and staff members subjected to the thermal scanner before they enter the school premises in order to record the body temperature. If the temperature is above normal, the person needs to be sent back home.
