Dubai student tests positive for COVID-19

A 16-year-old student of an Indian school in Dubai has tested positive for COVID-19.

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) confirmed the virus was passed on from the pupil’s parent who had travelled overseas.

The student and family members have been quarantined in hospital and are stable and recovering well.

The parent developed symptoms five days after returning to Dubai. Both the student and family members have been quarantined in hospital and are stable and recovering well. All other family members have also been quarantined.

— هيئة الصحة بدبي (@DHA_Dubai) March 4, 2020

Classes have already been suspended at the school, while the DHA is conducting tests and monitoring other students as well as staff who may have interacted with the patient.

The school is also being sanitised to prevent the spread of the virus.

DHA has adopted stringent pro-active precautionary measures to ensure the health, safety and well-being of all students of the school and their families.

— هيئة الصحة بدبي (@DHA_Dubai) March 4, 2020