Officials said on Tuesday that at least nine students at the Government Higher Secondary School in the Hardapanzoo area of Khansahib in central Kashmir’s Budgam district tested positive for COVID-19.
Confirming the development to Greater Kashmir, Chief Education Officer (CEO) Budgam, Syed Mohammad Amin said that the school shall remain closed for five days from Wednesday.
He further said that the students had tested positive during the COVID-19 testing campaign undertaken by the School Education department in a bid to contain the spread of virus.
