This story is from September 3, 2021

Tamil Nadu: Class 10 student tests Covid-19 positive in Namakkal district

After a class 10 student of a government school in Namakkal district tested positive for Covid -19, swab samples were taken from all the 300-odd students and teachers in the institution and sent for testing.
Tamil Nadu: Class 10 student tests Covid-19 positive in Namakkal district
The incident happened in a government higher secondary school in Manickampalayam near Tiruchengode where about 280 students attended classes on the first day of reopening on September 1
COIMBATORE: After a class 10 student of a government school in Namakkal district tested positive for Covid -19, swab samples were taken from all the 300-odd students and teachers in the institution and sent for testing.
While none of them were found to have contracted the virus when the results came on Friday, alternative arrangements have been made for the students to continue their classes.

The incident happened in a government higher secondary school in Manickampalayam near Tiruchengode where about 280 students attended classes on the first day of reopening on September 1. A few students gave their swabs when a medical team came for a random swab collection on the day.
When the results came on Thursday, one of the girls tested positive for Covid-19. The girl was immediately shifted to a government hospital for treatment and the rest of the 300 people in the school including teachers were put to test.
“But luckily none tested positive as the results came on Friday,” said the Namakkal district chief education officer A Balumuthu.
``We were worried if the girl was infected by some other students in the schools. Since none were found positive, it was clear that she got infected from somewhere outside. The girl was found to have a mild infection and she is stable,’’ he said.
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