Taking note of the covid-19 positive cases at Government High School, Sloh in Nawanshahr district, the District Education Officer (Secondary), Jagjit Singh, today along with Headmaster- Lakhbir Singh, Sarpanch- Paramjit Singh, Panchayat member-Pardeep Kumar and medical officials of the district health department paid a visit to the village.
The DEO interacted with the School Management Committee (SMC) members, parents and school students and made them aware about the requisite precautions for combating COVID-19 pandemic.
“The proper healthcare of the school children is the top most priority of the district education department. The school heads, teachers, Zila Sikhiya Sudhar Team, District Mentors, Block Mentors, SMCs, Panchayats have been asked to ensure proper adherence to the COVID-19 guidelines to combat the pandemic”, said the DEO while adding that the medical team of the district health department had been taking samples for conducting COVID-19 tests at Government High and Primary Schools, housed in the same premises, so that the requisite treatment as well as healthcare facilities could be provided accordingly.
Instead of getting panicked, proper testing as well as awareness about the precautions would help in averting the spread of the virus, he further added.