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Agra: School having highly suspected coronavirus student closed

The school had no board examination today but called off regular examination which could be held ahead. The school authorities have asked parents and students not to panic.

Published on: Mar 04, 2020 04:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Agra | By
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School which had one of the highly suspected patient as one of its student was closed on Wednesday. Three hour exercise was conducted to sanitize the school on Wednesday morning.

The staff and officials got active at 8 am on Wednesday and sanitised the class rooms with all precaution. (PTI file)
The staff and officials got active at 8 am on Wednesday and sanitised the class rooms with all precaution. (PTI file)

The school had no board examination today but called off regular examination which could be held ahead. The school authorities have asked parents and students not to panic.

It may be recalled that six of a family were referred to Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi after traced to be highly suspected of corona virus. The other seven members were quarantined at their house in post locality of Agra. Members of this family had gone to Italy and returned recently.

‘When it came to our notice that one of our student was amongst the highly suspected case of corona virus, we decided to declare Wednesday as holiday. This was to weed out any doubt in anybody’s mind and to have smooth functioning of school ahead’ said the principal of school closed.

‘We had no board exam on Wednesday and thus we were not constrained to seek permission from Board. The regular exams for non board classes can be held ahead’ stated the principal.

The staff and officials got active at 8 am on Wednesday and sanitised the class rooms with all precaution.

There is junior section of this college in same premises which too had holiday on Wednesday.

 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Hemendra Chaturvedi

Hemendra Chaturvedi is based in Agra serving as an Assistant Editor, covering districts of Agra and Aligarh division of western Uttar Pradesh. He has been with HT since 1992 and has completed three decades of association with HT.

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