Kerala's Pathanamthitta district shuts down schools, colleges amid coronavirus scare

Amid Coronavirus outbreak, Pathanamthitta administration on Sunday informed that all educational institutes in Kerala district will remain closed for three days. According to reports, Pathanamthitta District Collector issued an order on March 8 that stated that all Angadwadis, schools, colleges, polytechnic colleges will remain closed from March 9 to March 11.

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order also stated that SSLC and plus-two examinations scheduled for Tuesday in state will t be postponed. Students showing coronavirus symptoms will, however, t be permitted to write exams, order read. As per reports, face masks and sanitizers will be provided at government schools by parents-teachers association, while private school authorities will have to provide for se in ir respective schools. 

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Meanwhile, Kottayam district collector PK Sudheer Babu also issued an order that stated that all educational institutes in his jurisdiction will remain closed on March 9. But examinations in Kottayam district will be conducted as decided earlier and re will be changes in schedule of papers. 

Five new cases of Coronavirus in Kerala 

In yet ar development on Sunday, 8 March, five cases of Coronavirus have been confirmed in Kerala, bringing total to 39 positive cases in India. health minister KK Shailaja has informed that concerned individuals have been admitted to isolation wards. She has informed that three of five new cases were people who had returned from Italy and two or were infected in Pathanamitta district itself. In total, Kerala had reported eight cases, three earlier ones have been treated and discharged. 

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Coronavirus outbreak

India has so far reported over 39 coronavirus cases with six of m discovered in last 24 hours. As per reports, re are 37 active COVID-19 cases in country and total recovered patients tally stands at 3. vel coronavirus, also kwn as COVID-19, has claimed more than 3,800 lives across globe and has infected over 1,09,000 people around world since it first broke out in December 2019. According to latest reports, at least 500 people have died outside mainland China, which makes it worst disease outbreak of 21st century. 

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