<p>In a big relief, 15 students from a prominent school in South Bengaluru, who were tested for Covid-19 by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Thursday, have tested negative. </p>.<p>The students, who were identified as the primary contacts after a student studying in class 8 tested positive, had not shown any symptoms. </p>.<p>“We were sure the school was not the source of infection as the child’s mother had tested positive for the virus. However, as a precautionary measure, we tested the 15 students of that particular class and all their reports are negative,” said Dr Shivakumar, BBMP Health Officer (South). </p>.<p>However, the students have been asked to remain in isolation for at least seven days, following which they will be tested again.</p>.<p>“We are sure they are not the source of infection. But there is a probability that the boy could have spread the infection to others as he attended offline classes for a day. Considering the incubation period of the virus, we will test all the students again on the seventh day,” said a senior BBMP official.</p>
<p>In a big relief, 15 students from a prominent school in South Bengaluru, who were tested for Covid-19 by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Thursday, have tested negative. </p>.<p>The students, who were identified as the primary contacts after a student studying in class 8 tested positive, had not shown any symptoms. </p>.<p>“We were sure the school was not the source of infection as the child’s mother had tested positive for the virus. However, as a precautionary measure, we tested the 15 students of that particular class and all their reports are negative,” said Dr Shivakumar, BBMP Health Officer (South). </p>.<p>However, the students have been asked to remain in isolation for at least seven days, following which they will be tested again.</p>.<p>“We are sure they are not the source of infection. But there is a probability that the boy could have spread the infection to others as he attended offline classes for a day. Considering the incubation period of the virus, we will test all the students again on the seventh day,” said a senior BBMP official.</p>