Fresh Covid Guidelines Issued For Offline Classes In Odisha

After a rise in infection rate in the age group of 0-18 years, the Odisha government has again issued guidelines on COVID appropriate behaviour for school students opting for offline classes.

According to the reports, SME Secretary Satyabrata Sahu shared the guidelines –

1. No mask, no entry
2. Social distancing is to be meticulously followed in classrooms and the COVID Monitor (preferably the PET of the school) should be extra vigilant to ensure it.
3. Mild symptoms, no entry
4. Thermal screening at the entrance
5. Sanitisers at the entrance point
6. Both online and offline teaching will continue and no student should be forced to come to school. Attendance in offline classes is not mandatory.

The Health Department had appealed to the parents to consult the doctors if they detect symptoms in the kids after 34 students from two high schools in Dhenkanal and Bargarh districts were found infected. The physical classes are currently being conducted for students of IX, X, and XII.

The second wave of the pandemic has claimed the lives of 39 children and adolescents in the state with 13 deaths reported between August 10 and 31.