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Background: Pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 is considered an emerging disease that is highly infectious, caused by a coronavirus in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan, China. The coronavirus has affected the educational process worldwide and led to the closure of schools, universities, and colleges in mid-March 2020. Objective: To evaluate the effect of an educational intervention on the knowledge and attitudes of secondary school students regarding COVID -19. Methods: a quasi-experimental design was adopted. A target sample of 60 students was selected from secondary school students in Udaipur City from Nov. 20 to Jan. 20, 2021. The instruments used in this study consisted of a self-structured questionnaire that included four sections to assess secondary school students' demographics variables, knowledge and attitude about COVID -19.The questionnaire was designed using Google forms regarding COVID-19 and the survey link was presented to the respondents through Whats-app groups. Results: A significant difference was found between secondary school students' knowledge and attitudes before and after the intervention. Most of the students had a poor level of knowledge and attitudes before the test, which improved after the intervention. Conclusion: It was concluded that secondary school students' knowledge and attitude improved after exposure to an educational intervention. The delivery of educational interventions was significantly effective in increasing the level of knowledge and attitudes among secondary school students regarding COVID-19.