Bhubaneswar: The State government is yet to take a decision regarding the closure of schools across Odisha, School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash said Thursday.
Referring to school students testing positive for COVID-19, he said that not a single State government school or hostel in Odisha has reported any COVID-19 cases.
“The concerned officials have been instructed to ensure Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued by the State government to contain the COVID-19 outbreak,” he informed, adding that, “The district administrations are keeping a close watch on private as well as government schools.”
Notably, three students of a private school and one of Kendriya Vidyalaya-1 in Bhubaneswar tested positive for the disease Wednesday, raising concern among parents and authorities.
It has been two months since the classes in government-run schools resumed after remaining closed for close to a year since the outbreak of the pandemic.
PNN