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Assam: Guwahati's Gurukul Grammar School likely to be closed down due to detection of COVID cases

Assam: Guwahati's Gurukul Grammar School likely to be closed down due to detection of COVID cases

GUWAHATI: The Gurukul Grammar school in Guwahati is likely to close down or declared a containment zone owing to the detection of COVID-19 positive cases. 

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Assam: Guwahati's Gurukul Grammar School likely to be closed down due to detection of COVID cases Assam: Guwahati's Gurukul Grammar School likely to be closed down due to detection of COVID cases

GUWAHATI: The Gurukul Grammar Senior Secondary school in Guwahati is likely to close down or declared a containment zone owing to the detection of COVID-19 positive cases.

Talking to InsideNE, Biswajit Pegu, Deputy Commissioner Kamrup (M) said, "We have got the news that a positive case has been detected in the school. We have initiated an inquiry to verify the it".

According to the recent SOPs, an Institution will be declared as a micro-Containment Zone for 7-day, barring the entry of any individual(s) if multiple covid cases are detected.

Educational institutions have already resumed in the state while the hostels in residential schools, degree and technical colleges and universities will be open only for final-year students.

According to the most recent directive published by the state education, hostels were scheduled to open from today for students in grades I through VIII.

Students of the primary section attended school in Assam for the first time in October since the COVID-19 pandemic for the first time since the pandemic struck nearly 2 years back with strict protocols.

Recently,  the Assam government declared Kamakhya High School, Maligaon as a containment zone to contain the spread of COVID-19.

In an official statement issued earlier by Biswajit Pegu, Deputy Commissioner Kamrup (M) had stated that the school was directed to remain closed for next 7 days.

“In view of detection of COVID-19 positive teachers in the Kamakhya High School, Maligaon Guwahati under Kamrup Metropolitan district in the interest of the maintenance of public hygiene and to prevent further spread of COVID-19 virus amongst the teaching staff and students, the school is hereby declared as Micro Containment zone and the school authority is directed to close the school for next 7 days wef from Thursday and the Circle Officer, Guwahati Revenue Circle is directed to seal the area immediately”, the statement had read.

Any movement of any unauthorized individual and vehicle within the notified area is also prohibited with immediate effect.

It further stated that the school Authority is asked to attend the COVID-19 test for the teaching staff and other students as and when carried out by the term deputed by the joint director of health services kamrup metropolitan district.

Assam Chief Minister special vigilance cell had also been declared containment zone for 7 days after COVID positive cases were detected among people.

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Edited By: Admin
Published On: Nov 01, 2021