After two schools being declared Containment Zone in Guwahati, Gurukul Grammar Senior Secondary School is likely to shut down as multiple cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the school. This was informed by Kamrup (M) Deputy Commissioner Biswajit Pegu.
The DC said that they have been informed regarding the cases and if it is true then the school will be declared containment zone.
The state government in the SOP issued for opening of the schools said that the district administration could declare an educational institute as a micro-containment zone for 7 days if any cases of COVID-19 are detected from the said schools.
According to reports, 5 cases of COVID-19 have been reported from the school.
However, 11 days after the schools reopened several news reports have stated that as many as 18 schools in different districts have been shut down and turned into micro-containment zones due to students being infected with the deadly contagion. Notably, nearly 50 lakh students have been enrolled only in elementary schools across Assam.
In the last two days, two schools were declared micro-containment zones in Guwahati. Kamakhya High School, Maligaon has been declared as a micro-containment zone for seven days to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The headmaster of the school has been infected with the virus and he lives inside the school premises. Besides, three teachers of Garigaon Balika Maktab have been infected with the virus too. Moreover, 22 students of a private school in Mangaldoi, Jnan Bikas Academy were detected with the virus on Saturday.