Odisha Govt to Conduct Weekly Health Check-up of Students, Teachers

Bhubaneswar: Taking precautionary measures in order to avoid any eventuality in view of COVID-19, the Odisha Government has decided to conduct weekly health check-up of the students, teachers and non-teaching staffs when the schools across the State reopen for Class-X & XII students.

In a letter to Collectors, Municipal Commissioners and CDMs, Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department PK Mohapatra asked them to take necessary steps for mobilization of local ASHAS/ANMS with instruction to pay visit to the nearby schools and conduct weekly health check-up of the students, teachers and non-teaching staffs as a precautionary measure and facilitate the testing of symptomatic cases by RRT.

The officials have also been urged to keep the RRT in readiness to attend any urgent call for providing service to the concerned schools.

“As you are aware, Government have allowed re-opening of Schools & Hostels for Class-X & XII. After re-opening of the schools, there will be congregation of students of both the classes. Similarly, many students will be staying in the Hostels and taking their foods from a common mess and sharing the bedrooms/ dormitories for which frequent health check-up is required. Although separate SoPs in this regard have also been issued by School & Mass Education Department, still we have to take precautionary measures in order to avoid any eventuality in view of COVID-19”, the letter reads.