23 students, 6 teachers test +ve in Tarn Taran

Tarn Taran, February 26

Ten students of a government senior secondary school (GSSS) and a teacher of Government High School, Bagrian, have tested Covid-19 positive in the past 24 hours. With this, 23 students and six teachers have been infected in the district so far.

GSSS principal Jagwinder Singh Lehri said all school teachers had given their samples for the Covid-19 test. He said the school had been shut down and sanitised. The school has strength of more than 1,350 students and 60 staff members.

Officials said the samples of students and staff of schools in the district are being collected. The sudden rise in the Covid-19 cases in schools has parents, teachers and students worried as the annual exams are around the corner. — OC

23 students, 6 teachers test +ve in Tarn Taran
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