Delhi schools to remain closed for all students till October 5
The Delhi government on Friday announced that all schools in the national capital will continue to remain closed till October 5 in the wake of the rising number of the COVID-19 cases.
The Delhi Directorate of Education was quoted by news agency ANI as saying: "Schools will remain closed for students in Delhi till October 5, 2020. Online classes and teaching-learning activities will continue as usual."
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The school principals have been authorised to call “staff as per requirement for smooth conduct of online classes or any other work.”
Earlier, the Delhi government had said that it would allow the senior students to come to schools if they need any guidance from their teachers. However, the government has now clarified that there will be no partial reopening of the schools — not for any student.
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The universities and schools across the country have been closed since March 16 when a nationwide coronavirus lockdown was announced as part of measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.
From September 21, several states are resuming the functioning of schools as Centre has given a go-ahead in its Unlock 4 guidelines.
Currently, Delhi is having 31,721 active cases while the total number of recoveries in the national capital stands at 1,98,103. A total of 4,877 COVID patients have died due to the pandemic in the national capital.
-PTC News
