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Panjim: Three students from three educational institutions in Curchorem have tested positive for COVID-19 and therefore the offline classes for Std X in the school have been suspended till Monday.
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According to one of the teachers from the school, the school is following all the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
“We are following the entire SOP and the student who tested positive was among the 150 students enrolled this academic year in Std. X and they were divided into batches to attend the offline classes in the school,” said the teacher
The student from local higher secondary school was not attending the offline classes even before testing positive, therefore the classes in this Institution continued as usual.
As per the available information, the two male students of 15 and 16 years are enrolled in a local high school and a polytechnic institute, while the female student of higher secondary is 17 years old.
Meanwhile the Curchorem Up-Graded Primary Health Centre reported 17 active cases of COVID-19 under their jurisdiction. 17 deaths have been recorded at the Centre till date.
