COVID-19 Impact: Schools in Uttar Pradesh to remain closed until April 4
The Chief Minister has directed the closure of schools for students up to Class 8 till April 4, an official spokesperson said, adding that it has been ordered to ensure that the COVID-19 protocol is followed for other classes.
With a sudden spike in coronavirus cases across the country, the Uttar Pradesh government has announced an extension to the closure of all schools for students up to class 8 until April 4. As per the officials, the decision has been taken to avoid the further spread of the COVID-19 cases.
Earlier, the state government had shut schools for students up to Class 8 till March 31. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath issued the fresh directions during a review meeting at his 5-Kalidas Marg residence here.
The Chief Minister has directed the closure of schools for students up to Class 8 till April 4, an official spokesperson said, adding that it has been ordered to ensure that the COVID-19 protocol is followed for other classes. The Chief Minister asked officials to step up testing with focus on old age homes, orphanages, residential schools and other such places.
The Chief Minister said the dedicated COVID hospitals made earlier should be reactivated. The state had reported 10 more COVID-19 fatalities on Tuesday, pushing the death toll to 8,800, while 918 new cases took the infection tally to 6,15,996.
Four deaths were reported from Lucknow, two from Kanpur and one each from Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Unnao and Auraiya, a health bulletin issued here said. The bulletin said the state has so far tested over 3.47 Crore samples for COVID-19, including 64,519 on Monday.
Along with Uttar Pradesh, many other states including Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and others have also shut down schools, colleges and other educational institutions considering the rise in the COVID-19 cases.
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