NEW DELHI : Amid rising cases of Covid-19 in national capital Delhi, a private school has asked wards not to send their children to school on Monday 18 April, after a child tested positive for the deadly coronavirus.
Delhi's positivity rate went up to 5% on Saturday as the city recorded 461 new cases and two deaths. "Kindly do not send your wards to school on Monday as fumigation or sanitation exercise will be conducted," the school said in a communication to parents on Saturday after the Covid positive case was reported.
Two top private schools had on Friday confirmed that each of them have received information from parents about their wards testing positive.
The number of school students testing positive has been on the rise in the city, raising concerns of parents. The Delhi government has told school authorities to close specific wings or classrooms wherever needed.