Updated Feb 09, 2021 | 09:13 IST
Around 190 students and 70 teachers from two government schools in Kerala were tested covid positive. The schools are based in Malappuram. Both the schools have been closed now for disinfecting. 190 students, 70 teachers in Kerala tested covid positive | Photo Credit: Representative Image
Around 190 students and 70 teachers of two government schools in Malappuram have tested positive for COVID-19, prompting health officials to ask school authorities in the district to keep extra vigil and strictly implement the COVID-19 protocol.
A district health official said around Over 600 students of the school were subjected to virus testing after a student had tested positive late last week. All the students who were tested positive belonged to Class X and classmates of the student who tested positive first, the official said.