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Amid decline in coronavirus cases, schools in Punjab reopen in accordance with Covid protocols

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Amid decline in coronavirus cases, schools in Punjab reopen in accordance with Covid protocols
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Amid a decline in coronavirus cases in the state, the schools for classes 10, 11, and 12 in
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Punjab have reopened on Monday, July 26. Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh had announced relaxation from COVID restrictions on July 20.
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The relaxations included a hike in the number of people in indoor gatherings to 150 and outdoors to 300, subject to an upper limit of 50 percent of the capacity. Also Read | Captain Amarinder Singh meets Navjot Singh Sidhu; Rahul Gandhi says Punjab crisis resolved Punjab schools reopen for offline classes 10, 11 and 12 govt order details | Education News – India TV It was announced after the
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coronavirus positivity rate in Punjab declined to 0.3 percent. Captain Amarinder Singh had said schools would be allowed to open for classes 10 to 12. Meanwhile, only fully vaccinated teachers and staff would be allowed to be physically present. Also Read | Farmers Protest: SAD condemns centre for refusing to recognise 550 farmer deaths
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COVID: Punjab allows reopening of schools for Classes 10 to 12 from July 26 | Education - Hindustan Times However, the physical presence of the students would be purely at the consent of the parents. The option of online classes would continue to operate If the situation would be under control, the remaining classes would similarly be allowed to open from August 2, 2021, the Chief Minister had said. For Classes 9 to 12, Punjab decides to reopen schools from Oct 19 | Business Standard News He had also pointed out that Cambridge University has predicted that the cases would further decline in the coming weeks.

Coronavirus in Punjab

The total number of coronavirus cases in Punjab has increased to 5,98,794 after new cases of COVID-19 were reported from the state in 24 hours, as of Sunday evening. A total of 117 people recovered from COVID-19 in 24 hours while 6 people died due to the contagious disease. -PTC News-
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