TRICHY: District collector S Sivarasu on Tuesday said that a total of 13 school children and nine teachers have tested positive for Covid-19 in the district as of September 21. The school education department is continuing the screening process launched on day one of reopening schools for senior students as well as random inspections to check adherence to standard operating procedures (SoP).
“Including nine teachers, so far in the month, 22 positive cases were reported across schools in the district,” the district collector said on the sidelines of a public hearing for Trichy corporation’s expansion on Tuesday. Schools that reported multiple positive cases were shut for a while, he added.
Screening processes such as thermal scanning to check body temperature at the entrances and social distancing in classrooms are frequently monitored. Education department officials said that teachers or students developing Covid-19 symptoms were told not to come to school.
Meanwhile, with the recent rainfall increasing mosquito menace, the district collector added that around 2,500 domestic breeding checkers (DBCs) were appointed across the district including in corporation area to pursue source reduction work.
“Compared to 2019 and 2020, a very low number of dengue fever cases was reported this year. Yet, we are cautious,” the collector said. In September, only 16 dengue fever cases were reported so far, officials added.
