The Directorate of Education on Friday issued a circular in view of the reports of the spread of viral conjunctivitis in the state as widespread preventive measures among students.
The circular issued and signed by director of Education-School L Nandakumar Singh on Friday mentioned that as per suggestions/ recommendations of the Directorate of Health Services, Manipur, all schools in the state should follow certain guidelines while dealing with the epidemic viral conjunctivitis.
The guidelines mentioned that if one or two students are infected with conjunctivitis in a school, the infected student may be given leave for 10 days. If three or more students are infected in a class, then the whole class may be closed for 10 days.
In a school, if three or more students are infected in three or more different classes, the school may be closed for 10 days.
In case of hostels, if any inmate of the hostel is infected, the inmate may be sent home for 10 days. If more than three inmates are infected in a hostel, the hostel may be closed for 10 days.
Proper hand washing practice should be encouraged among the students and teachers alike.
The circular further mentioned that proper safety measures should be taken to control the spread of the viral conjunctivitis among the school going population at the school level which will go a long way in controlling the epidemic at the state level.
All zonal education officers are hereby instructed to circulate to all schools under their respective jurisdiction immediately, it added.
