The father of one of the students returned from Qatar on 9 December. The man, who is staying with his family in Gothivale in Gansuli, has tested positive for COVID-19. However, when his family members were examined, his son, a grade 11 student at the school, was found injured,” he said.
Sixteen students from a school in Gansoli in Navi Mumbai have tested positive for coronavirus and have been admitted to the local COVID care centre, a civil official said Saturday. An official at the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) said they are students from grades 8 to 11.
The father of one of the students returned from Qatar on 9 December. The man, who is staying with his family in Gothivale in Gansuli, has tested positive for COVID-19. However, when his family members were examined, his son, a grade 11 student at the school, was found injured,” he said.
Then, he added, the process of testing all the students in the school – Shetkari Shikshan Sanstha – began and so far, 16 have been found positive.
“So far, 811 students in the school have been tested over the past three days, and this exercise will be carried out on another 600 on Saturday,” the official said. He said the infected students are undergoing treatment at a facility in Vashi.
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