Schools to reopen in Madhya Pradesh from Feb 1
Bhopal Jan 31 PTI The Madhya Pradesh government on Monday decided to reopen schools including residential ones with 50 per cent capacity for students of classes 1 to 12 from February 1 as the coronavirus situation appears to be stabilising in the state officials saidThe decision was taken after chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held discussions with medical experts over the prevailing coronavirus situation and the feasibility of reopening schools they saidThe CM himself later tweeted about the governments decisionDiscussions were held with medical experts on the issue of reopening schools Accordingly it has been decided to reopen schools for classes 1 to 12 with 50 per cent attendance including residential ones and hostels Chouhan said in a tweet in HindiAmid a surge in coronavirus cases and emergence of the highly contagious Omicron variant the Madhya Pradesh government had on January 14 issued orders to shut schools for in-person learning for students of classes 1 to 12 and also hostels till January 31Though there is nothing to worry on the pandemic front the administration should continue to ensure COVID-19-appropriate behaviour among citizens and mandatory use of face masks in public places the CM saidThe COVID-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh rose to 959439 on Sunday after detection of 9305 new cases a health department official saidThe death toll increased to 10616 after nine more patients succumbed to the infection he had saidThe positivity rate positive cases per 100 tests decreased slightly to 1149 per cent on Sunday from 1174 per cent the previous day the official had said PTI MAS RSY RSY
Bhopal Jan 31 PTI The Madhya Pradesh government on Monday decided to reopen schools including residential ones with 50 per cent capacity for students of classes 1 to 12 from February 1 as the coronavirus situation appears to be stabilising in the state officials saidThe decision was taken after chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held discussions with medical experts over the prevailing coronavirus situation and the feasibility of reopening schools they saidThe CM himself later tweeted about the governments decisionDiscussions were held with medical experts on the issue of reopening schools Accordingly it has been decided to reopen schools for classes 1 to 12 with 50 per cent attendance including residential ones and hostels Chouhan said in a tweet in HindiAmid a surge in coronavirus cases and emergence of the highly contagious Omicron variant the Madhya Pradesh government had on January 14 issued orders to shut schools for in-person learning for students of classes 1 to 12 and also hostels till January 31Though there is nothing to worry on the pandemic front the administration should continue to ensure COVID-19-appropriate behaviour among citizens and mandatory use of face masks in public places the CM saidThe COVID-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh rose to 959439 on Sunday after detection of 9305 new cases a health department official saidThe death toll increased to 10616 after nine more patients succumbed to the infection he had saidThe positivity rate positive cases per 100 tests decreased slightly to 1149 per cent on Sunday from 1174 per cent the previous day the official had said PTI MAS RSY RSY
