Shocking! 60 Students Of Bengaluru Boarding School Test COVID-19 Positive

After a long halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many schools across the country have reopened and children are attending physical classes. But what could prove to be a big jolt to the decision of offline classes, 60 students of a Bengaluru school have tested COVID-19 positive.

The school has now become a COVID-19 cluster. Of the 60 students of its nearly 500 students who tested positive, two were found to be symptomatic. After this new development, the school has been shut till October 20. The symptomatic students had been admitted to the hospital and the rest quarantined at a proper medical facility, Bengaluru (Urban) District Collector J Manjunath said.

“This is a boarding school… students were there for one month. When they came to the school, they had no symptoms. Out of the 60 who tested positive (on Sunday evening) only two are symptomatic. Our team is there… we have tested everyone,” he said.

A team of medical and government officials had been stationed at the quarantine centre housing the students. Of the students who tested positive, 14 are from Tamil Nadu and the rest are from Karnataka. “We’ll conduct a re-test on the seventh day. The school has been closed till October 20. There is no cause for worry, this is a proactive measure,” J Manjunath added.

Karnataka recently allowed schools to open in-person classes for students of Class 6 to Class 8 with students and staff requiring to follow strict COVID-19 safety protocols. As per guidelines, students had to submit a consent letter from parents or guardians to attend the in-person classes, and these were not compulsory since online classes continue to be held.