Amid surge in COVID-19 instances, J&Okay schools for college students up to Class 9 to remain shut till Apr 18
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday introduced that every one schools for college students up to Class 9 will remain closed for two weeks from April 5 in view of the rising variety of COVID-19 instances within the union territory.
Physical courses for college students from courses 10 to 12 will even be suspended for every week, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s workplace mentioned in a tweet on Sunday.
This comes days after the Jammu and Kashmir administration requested all district magistrates to take a name on the continuation of bodily courses in schools amid a spike in COVID-19 instances within the union territory.
“In view of rising trend in #COVID19 cases in J&K & likelihood of young children getting infected & transmitting infection in large numbers, ALL classes up to & including Class 9 in schools will be closed for 2 weeks in all schools beginning on Monday, 5 April till 18 April, 21 in J&K,” Sinha’s workplace tweeted.
Schools for college students of courses 10, 11 and 12 will even be closed for every week, it mentioned.
“Further, all gatherings for social and customary functions will be restricted to 200 only and after following due COVID SOPs,” it added.
COVID-19 instances in Jammu and Kashmir have proven an upward trajectory over the previous few weeks. The union territory had recorded 501 recent COVID-19 instances on Saturday.
Several schools in lots of districts have been shut in the previous few days after many college students and lecturers examined optimistic for COVID-19.
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