Budgam, Mar 31: The authorities in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday ordered closure of a government girls higher secondary school Budgam for at least five days after one teacher was tested positive for Covid-19.

An official said that the educational institution has been closed for at least 5 days after detection of Covid-19 positive cases in the school.

He said that all the primary and secondary contacts of the affected teachers and students have been advised to self-isolate and quarantine themselves.

The official said that testing for all the contacts will be undertaken in due course of time

School closed for 3 days in Bandipora

Bandipora, Mar 31The authorities on Wednesday ordered closure government higher secondary school in Kaloosa locality of north Kashmir’s Bandipora after a teacher and a student at the school tested positive for COVID-19.

An official said that the teacher and the student of 11th standard tested positive for Covid-19 at government higher secondary school Kaloosa after the health department had collected samples of some teachers and students a few days ago.

The official said that the school would remain closed for the next three days as a precautionary measure—