JHARSUGUDA: Thirty-two
students have tested
positive for Covid in Laikera block of the district ever since schools reopened last Friday. Of them, eight are from Hemsagar High School, Pakelkhol, nine from KGP High School, Saletikra, 13 from the
Government High School in Pakelpada and two from J O Government High School, Sashpur.
All the infected students have been kept under home isolation. A team of medical staffs and district administration officials, including
Jharsuguda ADM, has gone to the block to take stock of the situation.
ADM Pradeep Kumar Sahoo said, “All the students who have tested positive are asymptomatic. Additionally, the schools have also been sanitized. They will function as usual. When the infected students recover, separate classes will be held for them. Teachers are in touch with them.”