Out of 113 cadets presently residing at Sainik School, Kazhakkotam, 20 cadets tested positive along with a teacher and the remaining students will be tested tomorrow. 20 cadets have been isolated in the school and the remaining cadets kept in quarantined. The public health authorities will visit the school tomorrow and further steps will be taken as per the advice of the health authorities.
Sainik School is a residential school and functioning in a bio-bubble system which is followed in all military/police training centres across the country. Bio-bubble system indicate no cadets and staff are coming inside or going outside the campus. The school was functioning as per the Covid protocol and also obtained permission from the Govt to do so.