Schools will open in Punjab only after Corona is over: Vijay Inder Singla

Punjab Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla on Tuesday announced that the schools in Punjab would open only after the coronavirus pandemic is over.

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The development comes at a time when the COVID-19 cases in Punjab are witnessing decline in daily cases.

The schools would not open for classes up to 8. The schools reopened for Classes 9 to 12 as of the order issued in October but only few of them attended the classes.

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Therefore, the online classes would continue to function in Punjab.

Vijay Inder Singla further said that the government is monitoring the situation closely.

The schools in Punjab for Classes 9 to 12 were allowed to reopen from October 15 in line with the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

-PTC News