On Tuesday, a girl of 13 years (8th class student) from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) school in Bengaluru was tested positive of coronavirus, after which all the staff and students belonging to the school will go through screening for coronavirus. One thousand seven hundred students of the pre-primary school from 12th grade will be required to support with the officials.
School officials, teaching and non-teaching staff will also be examined, department officials said. A senior official from the Directorate of Medical Education said the department was collecting all students’ residential addresses and parental contact numbers.
“Until 7th of March, the girl attended the school. So wherever the child was, with whom she interacted has to be found out, till her reports came out positive.so, we are examining this, ”a senior official said. On Monday, the father of the child is positive of COVID-19 and his wife and daughter also are positive on the next day. The officer made it clear, “They both were close to the father, and they were infected. If the staff or students develop the symptoms, then they will be detained and the samples are to be taken to laboratories for future investigation. ”
According to data from the Department of Health, there are 40 students in the class where the girl is studying. An official of the health department said, “Students who are closely contacted the girl may have contact with many children surrounding their houses or with some other children of the school. So, we test them to check whether any of the symptoms are visible. ”
Officials at the medical education department said they had previously requested a screening of the school premises. But that did not take place because “Many parents refuse to send the children to school. We assigned to go to their residence and take a screening. And if any of the children show symptoms, they will be transferred to the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases (RGICD), ”cleared Dr Girish who is the Directorate of Medical Education.
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases (RGICD) is treating the techie’s daughter who was confirmed as positive by paediatricians of the Indira Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases. Currently, there are only pulmonologists who treat adults in the hospital.
RGICD Director Dr Nagarajah narrated, “The protocol for treating adults and children is the same in such cases. However, they can help us if there is a serious need.” 4 patients, combining another techie, who was confirmed as positive on Tuesday, were placed in a separate room two meters away, the institute said.
Another techie who returned from the USA to London also tested positive for coronavirus, taking all cases to four in the state. Health Commissioner Pankaj Kumar Pandey has confirmed that the patient has been admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Chest Diseases (RGICD).
Earlier in the day, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said, “The government is taking full measures to control the spread. Also, these four are stable and have nothing to worry about. ”
He said, “Two committees have been set up to check everybody familiar with these four patients. We also test every passenger at the airport.
Approximately 165 families who stayed at Techie’s apartment complex are also being tested. Isolation wards have been set up in all hospitals, while the Several Schools in Bangalore have announced a holiday for students in grades 1 to 5. ”
The Minister of Health and Family Welfare visited Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) on Tuesday.