Pandemic surveillance stepped up in schools in Ernakulam Updated: Updated: Four teachers and one student test positive for the virus after school reopening Share Article AAA After nearly 10 months of the pandemic crisis, schools reopened partially across the State on Friday. A scene from Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School, Ernakulam. | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat Four teachers and one student test positive for the virus after school reopening A two-tier monitoring system has been activated in schools under the Education Department in Ernakulam as part of precautionary measures against the pandemic initiated after their reopening on January 1. The Deputy Director of Education is leading the first team by overseeing the overall functioning of schools, while the second-rung comprises educational officers in each sub-district under the department. “I am conducting random visits to schools to ascertain whether the COVID-19 protocol is implemented. It is a daily process, and I cover at least two schools,” said Honey G. Alexander, Deputy Director of Education, Ernakulam.