Two SSLC students to miss all exams as their dads test +ve

Two SSLC students to miss all exams as their dads test +ve

They Appeared From Different Places In Arsikere

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Hassan:30.06.2020

Two SSLC students, who are primary contacts of Covid-19 positive cases from Arsikere in Hassan, were unable to write the science paper on Monday as they were sent to a quarantine centre on Sunday evening. Though these two students have tested negative, they will not be allowed to write the rest of the exams as their second Covid test needs to be done. The two students had written the Maths paper on Saturday.

The two had different exam centres in Arsikere. The father of one of them is a security guard at a government residential school, about 5km from the town, which has been made a quarantine centre. He tested positive on Sunday. The second student’s father is barber and he too tested positive on Sunday.

Meanwhile, 18 students, who were exposed to a positive SSLC student from Mallipatna in Arkalgud, attended the exam after their test came back negative. They were not even treated as primary or secondary contacts as proper physical distancing was maintained, all students had worn masks and the exam centre was sanitised, said DDPI Prakash.

Those students who have tested positive and primary contacts sent to quarantine will not be allowed to write the exam, he added.

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Cop on duty near centre gets infected

Mysuru:

A policeman who was on SSLC examination duty has tested positive for Covid-19, leading to concerns among government authorities and parents.

However, T Narasipura block education officer (BEO) N Swamy and police said there is no need to panic as the constable did not enter the examination hall at all.

According to sources, the constable was deputed for SSLC examination-related duty on Saturday. “Health department officials informed us that the constable tested positive. I visited the examination centre today and carried out an inquiry. He didn’t enter the examination centre at all,” said BEO Swamy.

According to police sources, the constable was deputed to divert vehicles near the examination centre. “He didn’t visit the examination centre,” said local police officers.

Meanwhile, the T Narasipura police station has been sealed down. TNN