Seven staff, students infected in Hyd
Tests were conducted at 11 colleges and 54 schools
A school staffer checks the temperature of a student. Schools were reopened by the government on Tuesday after the number of Covid-19 cases declined in the province. PHOTO: AFP
HYDERABAD:
After resumption of academic activities at the high school and university levels from September 15, the health department carried out coronavirus tests of around 2,500 staff and students in Hyderabad. District health officer Lala Jaffar revealed on Sunday that the reports of only seven of the 2,506 tests conducted by Friday came back positive. Tests were conducted at 11 colleges and 54 schools.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 21st, 2020