Mumbai: At least 18 students at a school in Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai, have tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday. More than 950 students were tested for the virus and 18 cases turned out to be positive for the infection. Giving details, NMMC Commissioner, Abhijit Bangar Said that the school will be shut for the next week and the remaining students will be tested at their residences today.Also Read – COVID: Players in Ashes, BBL Banned From Signing Autographs, Interacting With Fans, Says Report
Abhijit Bangar further added that a student’s father had a travel history to Qatar but had tested negative after the RT-PCR test. He added that the student’s sample has been sent for genome sequencing and the close contacts of the COVID-positive students to be traced for testing. Also Read – Delhi Govt Converts 4 Private Hospitals Into Dedicated Omicron Centres. Details Here
The infected students at present have been admitted to a local COVID Care Centre and they are students of Classes 8 to 11. Also Read – Omicron Spread Doubling In Nearly 3 Days In Areas With Local Transmission, Cases Reported In 89 Countries : WHO
The NMMC Commissioner added that till now, more than 900 students in the school have been tested over the last three days and this exercise will be carried out on 600 others on Saturday.
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