Bihar: 22 students, 3 teachers in Munger school found COVID positive

DN Bureau

About 22 students and 3 teachers of a school in Asarganj here were found COVID positive on Friday, said the health department. After receiving the information, a medical team rushed to the area and announced it as a containment zone.

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Munger: About 22 students and 3 teachers of a school in Asarganj here were found COVID positive on Friday, said the health department.

After receiving the information, a medical team rushed to the area and announced it as a containment zone.

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Speaking to ANI, Dr Ajay Kumar Bharti, Civil Surgeon at Sadar Hospital, Munger said, "We are prepared and have created a containment zone in Asarganj. For precaution, medical teams have been constituted for screening."

The incident came to light after a health department team conducted random tests of students and teachers after the opening of the school.

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The students in the school are in the age group 11 years to 14 years.

As the news of COVID-19 infection spread, there was anxiety among the villagers. The district administration alerted them and asked to take all precautionary measures. (ANI)










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