Bihar: 22 school students who tested COVID-positive now test negative

District Program Manager Naseem Khan said, "The 22 students who tested positive for COVID-19 have now tested negative in the second round of the coronavirus antigen test."

Earlier, 22 students and three teachers had tested positive at the school.

"Till now, the samples were being tested at the district level, now RT-PCR tests will be conducted and samples sent to Patna."

After the first round of testing, the school had reportedly been ordered shut. A medical team had also rushed to the area and declared it a containment zone.

Dr. Ajay Kumar Bharti, a civil surgeon at the Sadar Hospital in Munger, had told ANI, "We are prepared and have created a containment zone in Asarganj. For precaution, medical teams have been constituted for screening."

In other news, the principal of a school in Gaya district's Saraiya village has tested positive for COVID-19.

The Gaya district administration on Wednesday announced the closure of the school.

Gaya's District Education Officer (DEO) M. Khan told IANS that all teachers at the school have been directed to undergo COVID-19 tests and submit their reports as soon as possible.

Both government and private schools for Classes IX to XII in Bihar had reopened on January 4, 2021, after remaining shut since the coronavirus lockdown was announced in March last year.

Practical examinations of the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) have also started from Friday.

Lakhs of students will be taking the exams in the coming weeks across the state.