: Coronavirus: 229 students test positive in school in Maharashtra’s Washim district #IndiaNEWS A school in Washim district of Maharashtra was sealed and declared a containment zone after 229 students

Coronavirus: 229 students test positive in school in Maharashtra’s Washim district #IndiaNEWS
A school in Washim district of Maharashtra was sealed and declared a containment zone after 229 students tested positive for the coronavirus, amid a resurgence of infections in the state, the Hindustan Times reported. Four teachers and staff members were also found to be infected, said district Health Officer Avinash Aher.Aher said that almost all students were asymptomatic. “Necessary treatment is being given to the patients,??? the health official added. “Two doctors and other health workers have been deputed to treat the students.???Collector Shanmugarajan S visited the school, and instructed the district health department to provide all necessary care to the students and the administration. He appointed Washim’s Assistant Collector Vaibhah Waghmare as the nodal officer to coordinate the efforts, the newspaper reported. A total of 327 students reside in the hostel of the Bhavna Public School. Most of them are from Amravati and Yavatmal, two districts that have witnessed a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, according to NDTV.Risod tehsildar Ajit Shelar told PTI that the students had joined the Washim hostel on February 14. Twenty-one students tested positive in the first few days, after which, the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, or RT-PCR tests of all the 327 students were conducted, he said.Washim had been in the news after a...Read more

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