Increase in COVID infection among children after re-opening schools: PHI union

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There is an upward trend in COVID positive cases among school children including primary schools after re-opening schools for educational activities, the Public Health Inspectors (PHI) Union said.

PHI Union President Upul Rohana told the Daily Mirror that many school children, especially teachers and academic staff members had tested positive for the Covid virus.

Most of the schools in the Southern, Western and Central Province, including many districts, found many positive cases, he said.

So far, no serious cases have been reported among the infected children, Rohana said.

"There are many positive cases in the community, and most of them don't know that they have been infected with the virus. Children from such families could spread the virus among other children after attending school," he said.

Every schoolchild has a best friend or several friends, and they used to have close activities like having lunch together and so on. On such occasions, the virus could spread faster," he said.

Therefore, parents and teachers should advise their children to always wear face masks and to wash or sanitise their hands frequently, Rohana added. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)

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Survival Thursday, 18 November 2021 03:30 PM

covid infection is on the increase as people are mostly concerned about making a living for their families. People do not have money to survive further all the essential items are not available and people are going mad to survive the day. For everything there is a queue and they simply forget to follow the health guidelines. As Govt. firstly this crisis should be solved to reduce the covid infection. Your warning is not going to make any difference,

Kaudi Thursday, 18 November 2021 03:33 PM

This hurry to open school can lead to disaster

sam Thursday, 18 November 2021 03:49 PM

What about the trend due to various queues for gas, kerosene, sugar, flour, rice, passports etc.

Farieze Thursday, 18 November 2021 03:51 PM

No truth

Upali Thursday, 18 November 2021 03:52 PM

Though the govt decided to reopen the country including schools not much health guidelines are adhered people behave as if no such problem existedo in Sri Lanka.

Roisin Thursday, 18 November 2021 06:24 PM

Kaudi: hurry?? Children are not attending school for more than one and half year.

Anne Karunaratne Thursday, 18 November 2021 06:52 PM

Schools should have been reopened in January. It's not going to make any difference in education by opening schools for a few weeks, other than the children getting infected!!

Dee Thursday, 18 November 2021 07:36 PM

Have they attended the protests?

Fatima Lai Thursday, 18 November 2021 07:50 PM

Infection is okay as long as not life-threatening. And, doctors also said that the vaccines won't stop spreading fully, however, they will reduce cases requiring hospitalization.

Mevan Thursday, 18 November 2021 08:46 PM

Oh I thought maybe due to the protest.

Lasantha Perera Friday, 19 November 2021 02:28 AM

//most of them don't know that they have been infected with the virus.// So keep the vaccine away from children.

Terrence Friday, 19 November 2021 08:46 AM

Only when things get tough with virus the PHI becomes spokesman otherwise the stooges are spokesmen

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