Three schools were closed in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday after a total of forty-one positive cases of Covid-19 were detected from these institutions, officials said.
An official was quoted as saying by KDC that following detection of positive cases, authorities ordered closure of Al-Asar School, Chewdara, Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Hafroo Nagam and Delhi Public school, Budgam as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of virus.
Furnishing details, officials said that 33 cases of Covid-19 were found at Boys Higher Secondary School, Hafroo Nagam, adding that school has been closed for 10 days.
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He said that two positive cases were detected from DPS Budgam during the mass testing drive and subsequently school was closed for the next 5 days.
He added that six people returned positive for the virus in Al-Asar School, Chewdara Beerwah and school was closed for the next five days.
Pertinently, Jammu and Kashmir reported 471 positive cases of Covid-19 on Thursday.
