The Government Girls Senior Secondary School Amloh was closed as the lady teacher was tested positive.
Civil Surgeon says waiting for the guidelines of the government for testing of teachers & students.
Shaurya Sharma
Fatehgarh Sahib. October.23, 2020.
The Government Girls Senior Secondary School Amloh was closed as one of the lady teachers was tested positive today.
Anand Sagar Sharma SDM Amloh said that as the government allowed the opening of the schools, the staff started attending the schools. He said that a lady teacher was tested positive and the school was locked and sanitised. He said that the medical teams were deputed to conduct the COVID test of all the staff members of the school. He said that only four students were present in the school on that day. He said that the samples of all the remaining teachers have been taken as soon as their reports will come, the school will be opened again.
When contacted Civil Surgeon Surinder Singh he said that though schools have been opened, the department has not initiated any campaign in the district to take the samples of the teachers or students for testing COVID. He said that they are waiting for the guidelines from the State health department and as soon as they will start taking samples. When asked why they did not initiate sampling on their own, he said that on Monday he will talk to DC in this regard and prepare the plan in this regard.
Though the State Government has ordered the opening of the schools and the staff as well as some students have started attending the schools in the district, the district health department has not initiated any move for the COVID testing of the teachers and students as till today no guidelines have been issued in this regard.