Shenzhen admits 27 students, teachers have coronavirus as schools poise to open

Shenzhen admits that 27 students, teachers infected with coronavirus as schools prepare to open next week

Taiwan News
Date: 2020/04/23
By: Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The government of Shenzhen, China, has acknowledged that there are 27 students and teachers who tested positive for the Wuhan Coronavirus (COVID-19), just as schools are set to finally open on Monday (April 27).

Wu Bing (吳兵), deputy director of the Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission, said on Tuesday (April 21) that there were 461 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the city, while there are 33 asymptomatic cases that are still under medical observation, reported hk.on.cc. He also revealed for the first time that 27 teachers and students had tested positive for the disease, including six teachers and 21 students.

Among the infected teachers, four have been released from the hospital, one is still undergoing hospital treatment, and the sixth was asymptomatic and was released from isolation. Of the students reported to be infected, 16 have been discharged from the hospital, and the remaining five are asymptomatic.

Of the asymptomatic students, four have been released from isolation, while one is still in a hospital isolation ward. Among the infected students, 10 of them are primary school students, seven are middle school students, and the remaining four are college students.    [FULL  STORY]