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Punjab: Three students of Nangal's Mount Carmel School test positive for Covid-19

Reported by:  PTC News Desk  Edited by:  Rajan Nath -- December 13th 2021 03:59 PM -- Updated: December 13th 2021 04:04 PM
Punjab: Three students of Nangal's Mount Carmel School test positive for Covid-19

Punjab: Three students of Nangal's Mount Carmel School test positive for Covid-19

Covid-19 Punjab: Amid growing concerns over the rising cases of Omicron variant, three students of Mount Carmel School in Nangal's village tested positive for Covid-19. Meanwhile, the school has been closed for 10 days as a precautionary measure. Covid-19 has started spreading again. The team of the health department is continuously visiting the schools and taking samples of the children. Also Read | Miss Universe 2021: Harnaaz Sandhu’s reply to this question made her win top beauty pageant Similarities and differences – COVID-19 and influenza - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization Likewise, the samples of children of Mount Carmel School of Jindwari village of Nangal were taken. Later, the report of three students returned positive. Also Read | Of 7 Omicron cases in Pune, 5 tested negative, others stable: Maharashtra Dy CM Virus variants are expected, but surveillance should continue to monitor possible changes in clinical patterns, experts say - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization On the other hand, District Education Officer Raj Kumar Khosla said that children were being continuously tested as a precautionary measure. Coronavirus Prevention: How to Protect Yourself from COVID-19 Earlier on Sunday, Punjab reported the first case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. In Chandigarh, the Omicron variant was detected in a 20-year old foreign traveller who had arrived in India from Italy on November 22. He was diagnosed with Covid-19 positive on December 1 and was, later, tested positive for the Omicron variant. He was fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine. -PTC News


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