Two schools in Noida suspend classes over coronavirus scare

Two private schools on Tuesday (March 3) suspended classes for three days as a precautionary measure after the father of a student tested positive for the deadly coronavirus infection.

Both the schools sent the closure notice through messages to the parents of all students. However, the messages made it clear the board exams are not affected.

One of the schools, where a student’s father tested positive, said it will remain shut from March 4 to March 6. Earlier in the day, the school said it was postponing internal examinations scheduled for Tuesday due to some “unavoidable circumstances”.

The second school said it is suspending classes immediately till March 9 and sanitising its campus. Fumigation was underway at both schools.

Related news: Coronavirus: Crew of Vienna-Delhi flight asked to stay at home for 14 days

A Health Department team led by Noida’s chief medical officer had visited one of the schools in the morning, an official said.

Meanwhile, some family members of the Delhi-based man, who has tested positive for the coronavirus, have been shifted to Safdarjung Hospital for tests after they showed symptoms of the virus, said sources in the health ministry.

Some other relatives were asked to remain quarantined at their homes only, the sources added. An accountant working for the man, who lives in Mayur Vihar, was also taken to Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital for tests, they said.

(With inputs from agencies)