Delhi: Student & Teacher Test Positive For Covid. Sisodia Says Need Not To Worry

After the Covid infections were recorded in the school, other students who were in the same class were sent home to curb the spread of the virus. 

Students sanitise their hands before entering the classrooms. (Getty Images)

New Delhi: After reports of Covid cases in schools of Noida and Ghaziabad, fresh infections have been detected in a private school in the national capital. A teacher and a student of a private school in South Delhi have been found COVID-19 positive.

According to an ANI report, after the Covid infections were recorded in the school, other students who were in the same class were sent home on Wednesday to curb the spread of the virus. 

The condition of COVID-19 positive student and the teacher is stable, the ANI report quoted sources as saying. 

Delhi has been recording a surge in cases for the past few days. Commenting on the situation, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said, "COVID cases have slightly increased...but no hospitalization, so need not worry. Since Covid is there, we have to learn to live with it...A general (COVID)guideline to be introduced for schools tomorrow.1 or 2 COVID cases (of kids),1 teacher from school."

Sisodia further said that the Delhi government will issue guidelines for schools in view of a slight rise in COVID-19 cases

Meanwhile, all the schools in Delhi are closed for the next four days in view of Baisakhi, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday.

After the decrease in Covid infections by the end of January this year, schools for classes 9-12 reopened in hybrid mode on February 7 while that of the nursery to standard 8 reopened on February 14 in the national capital.

However, the schools began to function fully offline from April 1 after all the curbs related to Covid were lifted on February 28 considering the low positivity rate in the city.

Students were advised all to follow COVID-19 appropriate behaviour in school while the schools were asked to make sure of sanitation.

On March 1, the Delhi government's Directorate of Education said that the consent of parents would not be mandatory for offline classes or exams for students of classes 10 and 12 adding that the schools can conduct offline classes and exams for classes 10 and 12.

With the daily surge in Covid cases in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the government is tracking the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in the national capital and assured people there is nothing to worry about it now.

"We are tracking the rising cases of COVID in Delhi. People are not getting admitted to the hospital and there is nothing to worry about right now. If need be, we will definitely bring guidelines for schools," he said.

Delhi on Wednesday logged 299 new COVID-19 infections with a daily positivity rate of 2.49 per cent. Delhi has 814 active cases at present.

"0 to 200 Covid cases are being reported in Delhi. The number of hospitalisations is also going down. We are keeping a close watch. Earlier the focus was on positivity, but now everything has changed," said Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday.