Schools in district step up vigil against pandemic spread Updated: Updated: Situation in Ernakulam under control, says Education Department Share Article Situation in Ernakulam under control, says Education Department The overall monitoring against the pandemic in schools under the Education Department in Ernakulam district has been stepped up following the spread reported in two schools in Malappuram. Except for the GHSS, Panangad, where some five students were tested positive, the situation in the district remains under control, as per the assessment made by the Education Department. “We have not yet come across instances of cluster spread in Ernakulam. The GHSS in Panangad was asked to close down for two days after less than five students were tested positive,” said Honey G. Alexander, Deputy Director of Education. “A meeting of principals and headmasters/headmistresses were held to review the situation and take necessary follow-up action. The online meeting evolved measures to contain the pandemic spread by complying with the COVID-19 protocol,” she said.