MADURAI: A Class X teacher in a government high school at
Palani in Dindigul district tested positive for
Covid-19 on Saturday. The school has been shut down and samples are being collected from all students and teachers.
The teacher in the Government High School at Chinna Gandhi Puram tested Covid-19 positive after her husband tested positive.
Speaking to TOI, Dindigul district collector M Vijayalakshmi said the teacher had not come to school since her swab sample had been taken. “As per protocol, samples from all nine teachers and 20 students in the school are being taken. Samples from 14 students were collected today while the rest will be collected tomorrow. The school has been temporarily closed down,” she added.
Schools in
Tamil Nadu reopened for Class X and XII students on January 19. This is the second incident of a school being shut down after a teacher or student tested Covid-19 positive. A student in
Salem district tested Covid-19 positive on Thursday.