Maharashtra to reopen schools for classes 1-12 from Monday
Education | January 20, 2022 15:07 ISTAll the schools will have to ensure Covid protocols are in place, Varsha Gaikwad said.
All the schools will have to ensure Covid protocols are in place, Varsha Gaikwad said.
Saavedra, whose team has been tracking the impact of COVID-19 on the education sector, says there is no evidence that reopening schools has caused a surge in coronavirus cases and that schools are not a "safe place".
Examinations scheduled from January 19 for students of classes 10 and 12 have been postponed, the government said. While a holiday has already been declared for students of classes 1 to 9, physical classes are held in schools only for those in the 10-12 grades.
"Lucknow has reported 2,300 positive cases today, active cases stand at 16,300. Less than 1 per cent of patients are admitted to hospital," Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said today.
Programs can be held with only up to 50 per cent of the seating capacity in closed spaces. Also, sports events can be organised with 50 per cent of the capacity of stadiums.
The state government's order however said that all nursing colleges and medical colleges will remain open.
Schools up to Class 8 in Kamrup-Metropolitan district and up to Class 5 in all other districts will remain closed from January 8.
However, classes 10 and 12 will continue, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
The rules, which bring England in line with other parts of the United Kingdom, are to be brought in on a temporary basis in time for students to return to classrooms after the Christmas holidays next week.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had earlier predicted that the northwest India would continue to witness cold wave conditions.
Schools for classes 1 to 7 in Maharashtra's Mumbai will reopen from tomorrow (December 15), the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
Mangaluru City Corporation Commissioner Akshy Sridhar said that as many as 173 students were attached to M.V. Shetty College in Kavoor following the incident. All students returning from Kerala were also tested.
In view of the proposed tour program of PM Modi in Uttarakhand on December 4 and public meeting at Parade Ground, instructions have been given to keep all government and private educational institutions completely closed near 500 m of Parade Ground, district magistrate said.
Schools in Puducherry for classes 1 to 8 will reopen from December 6, announced State Education Minister A Namassivayam on Friday.
According to school authorities, a class 9 student had developed fever in hostel on November 24. Her parents took her home to Gajwel and got a Covid test done which was found positive.
The Supreme Court on Thursday came down hard on the Delhi government over its 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off' campaign to curb vehicular pollution, saying it was nothing but a popular slogan.
In an official order on Tuesday, the corporation informed that further decisions on schools reopening will be taken after reviewing the situation on Dec 15.
All infected students of the hostel have been shifted to a Covid Care Centre. All are asymptomatic and recovering well according to the health department. It has been decided to conduct tests on primary contacts of the infected students.
The Maharashtra cabinet last Thursday decided to reopen schools for students of Classes 1 to 4 in rural areas and Classes 1 to 7 in urban areas from December 1.
After many roads and subways were closed, Chennai city is grappling with traffic woes and vehicles have to take diversions.
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