16 tests COVID-positive at Dehradun school; declared micro-containment zone

Famous as a residential school in Panchpuri colony of Dalanwala, Dehradun, Welham Girls' School has been converted into a micro-containment zone at the recommendation of Dehradun's chief medical officer.

16 students have tested positive for novel coronavirus at Dehradun's Welham Girls' School. According to media reports, the school has been declared a micro-containment zone on Wednesday. Dehradun District Magistrate R Rajesh Kumar informed, "Six of these students tested positive on Tuesday and the rest over the past one week.” The school has shifted the COVID-19 positive girls to isolation in a Covid cell built inside the school premises, he further informed.

Famous as a residential school in Panchpuri colony of Dalanwala, Dehradun, Welham Girls' School has been converted into a micro-containment zone at the recommendation of Dehradun's chief medical officer.

Uttarakhand recorded 23 new Covid cases on May 4, 2022, with Dehradun alone accounting for 14 of them. However, earlier, COVID-19 infections had dropped to single digit in the state.

Hybrid classes amid COVID-19 surge

Considering the increase in the number of novel coronavirus cases, Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow hybrid classes in schools as schoolchildren continue to remain unvaccinated against COVID-19.

Stating that COVID-19 vaccines such as Covaxin and Covishield are not available in the required numbers and with most children below 18 years continue to remain unprotected, the situation is not safe for them as many positive cases are being reported in the below 18 years of age category.  

Various groups of parents are also demanding online classes in schools if the district COVID-19 positivity rate crosses 5 per cent so that learning is not disrupted for impacted students, according to a new survey.

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