COVID-19 cases reported in boarding schools across Nilgiris
The Hindu
A number of private residential and boarding schools in the Nilgiris have reported COVID-19 cases among students over the last month, revealed School Education Department officials. Recently, seven st
A number of private residential and boarding schools in the Nilgiris have reported COVID-19 cases among students over the last month, revealed School Education Department officials.
Recently, seven students at a boarding school in Udhagamandalam tested positive for COVID-19, leading to the school’s closure for a week, the officials said. A. Nasrudeen, Chief Education Officer (Nilgiris), said that over the last month, five boarding schools reported COVID-19 cases amid their student-body.
“Schools in Udhagamandalam and Kotagiri have reported cases among students. Instructions were given to close the schools temporarily, while the Health Department tested all the students for COVID-19,” said Mr. Nasrudeen.