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SURAT: As Covid-19 cases continued to surface among school students, the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Thursday warned that it would shut all those educational institutes including schools, colleges and coaching classes where more than five positive patients are detected.
Also, a particular classroom will also be shut if one positive case is found.
On Thursday, 12 more students were among the 171 new Covid-19 cases detected in the city with some of them having a travel history to Maharashtra. As many as 1,663 school students, teachers and other staff members were tested in 25 schools and colleges. Out of these, 12 students tested positive. These include two students from the central zone, four from Athwa and six students from Limbayat zone, an SMC official said.