WB Education Department Asks Teachers, Other Staffers with Cough, Cold, Fever to Not Attend Schools

With daily COVID-19 cases doubling within one day, the West Bengal School Education department has asked teachers and non-teaching staffers having cough, cold or mild fever to not attend schools till they test negative for the infection.

The state registered more than 1,000 fresh cases on Wednesday after a gap of nearly six months. The daily count crossed 2,000 on Thursday. “Primary, secondary and higher secondary schools have been asked to ensure that teachers and non-teaching employees don’t come to the institutions if they have a cold, cough or mild fever.

“Also, they must get tested for COVID-19, and will be allowed to enter the schools only if the results return negative. They will have to produce the reports to the health department,” an official told .

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