Tribune News Service

Muktsar, May 4

The District Magistrate has ordered to shut all government and private schools and colleges after a number of teachers tested Covid positive in the district. He asked only those teachers to come to schools who have been assigned the Covid duty.

Sources in the Education Department said in some schools even more than 10 teachers had been tested positive. They added that the Deputy District Education Officer (Secondary), Muktsar, has also been infected with the virus. Besides, the DEO (Elementary) too recently recovered from Covid.

“Two members of the Sikhya Sudhar team too have been infected. Due to the rising number of Covid cases, the administration has directed to shut all schools, colleges and educational institutes in the district,” they added.

Meanwhile, Malkit Singh, District Education Officer (Secondary), Muktsar, said, “In Muktsar district, the schools have been closed due to the rising number of Covid cases. In other districts, teachers are still coming to schools. I have the additional charge of Sangrur district, but the schools are open there and teachers are coming to take online classes. In Muktsar, we have now told the teachers to take online classes from home.” Meanwhile, some government teachers said they were yet to get the official orders.