20 schoolchildren test Covid positive in Punjab's Ludhiana dist

A total of 20 students of two government schools in Punjab's Ludhiana district were found Covid positive on Tuesday. While eight students are from a government school at Basti Jodhewal in Ludhiana district, Punjab, 12 children are from a government primary school in Kailash Nagar. According to information, a total of 48 tests were conducted of which the report of eight students --- four girls and four boys --- came as positive. Also read | One of world’s highest mobile ATC towers comes up in Ladakh Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Varinder Sharma has ordered the closure of both schools till August 24. The screening of other students and teachers of both schools would continue to check further spread of Covid. A week after Punjab schools were reopened for all classes on August 2, heads of all government and private schools in the state were told that at least 10,000 samples (of teachers and students) must be collected for Covid testing daily. These samples have to be collected randomly to check the spread of infection. The order was issued by the Director, Education (senior secondary), and sent to all district education officers (DEOs) and heads of schools. Also read | Ujjwala 2.0: Address proof not mandatory to avail connection As per the order, a target has been set for each district to test a minimum number of samples each day from schools: Ludhiana (1,000), Amritsar (790), Patiala (700), Jalandhar (647), Sangrur (570), Gurdaspur (565), Fazilka (562), Hoshiarpur (560), Bathinda (552), Tarn Taran (480), Ferozepur and SAS Nagar (420 each), Muktsar and Moga (390 each), Mansa (350), Kapurthala (260), Faridkot (250), Ropar (240), Fatehgarh Sahib and SBS Nagar (220 each), Barnala (210) and Pathankot (205). -PTC News