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By:Shree1news, 11 JAN 2021
Schools in Gujarat reopen for classes 10 and 12 after remaining closed for 10 months as the country was forced into a lockdown in the wake of the novel coronavirus.
Ahmedabad district educational officer informed schools reopened all through the state following all the rules issued by the government.
He stated, “Students of classes 10 and12 will attend classes from today. Masks and sanitisation have been made compulsory.”
About 10-15 teams have been formed to conduct inspection drives in schools to check whether or not the Covid protocols are being followed.
The academic director of a school in Ahmedabad stated, “Children will come back to school after 10 months. We have divided students into batches with each class holding only 10 students. That is to observe COVID protocols.”
31 teachers, studentstestpositive for Covid after school re-opens in Odisha
After the re-opening of schools in Odisha, 31 teachers and students have tested positive for COVID-19 in Gajapati district, informed Dr Pradeep Kumar Patra, Chief District Medical Officer on Sunday.
Schools reopened for students of Class 10 and 12 in Odisha on January 8, after remaining closed for over 9 months because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“As many as 31 new infections detected in the district. Among them 90 percent are teachers and they would be barred from attending schools,” stated Patra.
“All theteachers underwent COVID-19 tests as per the standardoperatingprocedurebefore the reopening of the schools. Two students have alsotestedpositive for the coronavirus,” he added.
As per the decision of the Odisha Government, students of Classes 10 and 12 are to attend classesnon-stop for 100 days, except Saturdays and Sundays for Board examination preparation. Students have, however, been asked to attend classes with their parents’ prior approve
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