Testing to begin in Chandigarh schools

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, March 10

As cases of Covid-19 continue to rise in Chandigarh, the UT Health Department has decided to conduct testing in city schools from this week.

UT Adviser Manoj Parida confirmed that the testing facility would soon be provided in the city schools wherein students and teachers would be encouraged to get themselves voluntarily tested for the virus.

The Health Department, in consultation with the Education Department, will make a plan to send mobile testing teams to schools.

The move is in line with Punjab where Covid samples of teachers and students are being collected. In various districts of Punjab, the schools are being shut as the samples of students and teachers have tested positive.

The UT Administrator has directed that special arrangements should be made to screen and test residents of students' hostels.

Primary schools shut till situation improves

It has also been decided by the UT Administration to keep primary schools closed until the situation of coronavirus infection improves. The UT Administrator has directed the school authorities to talk to the parents, so that their children take proper precautions against Covid, both inside and outside the school.

Offline exams for Classes IX, XI

Meanwhile, the UT Education Department has decided to go ahead with the offline exams for Classes IX and XI despite concerns raised by parents amid a spurt in cases.

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