COVID-19: Don Bosco School, Panbazar declared a containment zone

GUWAHATI: The Kamrup (Metro) district administration has declared the Don Bosco School, Panbazar premises here as containment zone for seven days after a teacher of the school was detected COVID-19 positive.

The school has been declared containment zone from today till February 27, a circular issued by Kamrup (Metro) deputy commissioner Biswajit Pegu said.

Entry of any unauthorized person into the school premises as been prohibited for the week.

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The circular also stated that all the teachers of the school will have to undergo COVID-19 tests at an alternative place to be arranged by the school authorities on Monday. The district administration has also asked the guardians to get any student showing any COVID-19 symptom tested at their nearest testing facility.

During the period, the school premises will be sanitized as per The Assam COVID-19 Regulations 2020.

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The annual examination of the school, which was scheduled to commence tomorrow, have also been deferred.

School sources said a teacher has tested positive and has been under home quarantine.

The school has an enrollment of over 2000 students. The schools were reopened in the city since January first week.