Panic among parents, staff as teacher tests +ve

Bathinda, October 25

After a teacher of Government Senior Secondary School, Behman Diwana village, tested Covid positive, staff members and parents of students are worried. The teacher had started taking classes after the administration gave permission for reopening of the schools on October 19.

Health Department officials said students would be put in home isolation and also tested for infection.

A senior administration officer said before starting the schools, the Health Department should have conducted Covid tests of teachers.

Deputy DEO Iqbal Singh Buttar said, “the school principal will only identify students and staff members who came in contact with the Covid positive teacher.” — TNS