Punjab: Schools reopening for Classes 10 to 12 from July 26
Press Trust of India | July 20, 2021 | 05:09 PM IST | 1 min read
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said that nobody is forced to be present at school and online classes will continue.
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government on Tuesday ordered reopening of schools for Classes 10 to 12 from July 26 as it further relaxed COVID curbs. Besides, the state government also announced to increase the number of people for indoor events to 150 and outdoor programmes to 300, subject to an upper limit of 50 per cent of the capacity of the venue, a statement said.
Earlier, the gathering of 100 persons for indoor and 200 for outdoor events was allowed. During a COVID review meeting, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said schools will be allowed to open for Classes 10 to 12, but only those teachers and staff shall be allowed to be physically present who are fully vaccinated. The presence of students at schools shall be purely at the consent of parents and the option of virtual classes shall be continued. An undertaking to this effect shall be submitted to the deputy commissioner concerned, he said, according to the statement.
Punjab till Monday had recorded 16,237 coronavirus deaths and 5,98,387 infections, respectively.
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