VISAKHAPATNAM: A teacher and 19 students tested positive for Covid-19 at Zilla Parishad High School in Kothavalasa on Tuesday. As a precautionary measure, the district officials declared holidays for two days at the school.
School headmaster B Srinivasa Rao said tests were conducted on 60 students and 19 of them tested positive for the disease.
“We informed the district education officer (DEO) about the Covid-19 cases. At the instruction of our DEO, we declared holidays for two days. The students do not have any symptoms. They have been kept in home isolation,” said Rao.
Kothavalasa medical officer Dr P Seetha Mahalakshmi, who visited the school on Tuesday, said the students who tested Covid-19 positive are doing well. She spoke to other students and created awareness on Covid-19 appropriate behaviour among them.
“Maintaining physical distance, wearing a mask and frequent hand washing are crucial to prevent the spread of the disease,” said Dr Mahalakshmi. She asked the students to maintain distance from their parents and stay at home during these two days.
