Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has said that the Delhi government may issue guidelines for schools following a slight increase in COVID-19 cases in the capital. Delhi on Wednesday reported 299 new COVID-19 cases, a jump of 118 per cent in two days. According to the data shared by the city’s health department, the positivity rate was 2.49 per cent. The positivity rate in February was 0.5 percent.
“I have received reports in the past few days from some schools where parents have reported their child testing positive. The education department will issue guidelines to schools in this regard tomorrow.”
“COVID cases have increased slightly but there has been no increase in hospitalizations, so we need not worry. There is no need to panic but be careful. We have to learn to live with COVID. We are continuously monitoring the situation.”
On April 11, 10 more children of a Noida-based school had tested positive for COVID-19, taking the total number of minors Who got infected more than 20 in the district this week, Following this, the health department advised all schools in Noida and Greater Noida to ensure timely treatment if any child is showing cough, cold, fever, diarrhea or any symptoms of COVID-19. Notify the department immediately.
The department had said that 33 more people, including 10 children, tested positive since Tuesday morning. The total number of active cases in the district adjoining Delhi has now gone up to 90.
Before that, a Two students found in private school located in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh positive for covid and then shifted to online classes. The school administration claims that in-person classes have been closed for three days only as a “precautionary measure”. According to the official notice from the school, the students were asked to resume online classes from April 11 to 13.
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meanwhile, Delhi government has given permission to some schools in the country Capital to marginally increase their school fees. The increase will be only 2-3 per cent. Education Minister Manish Sisodia has said, “From 2015 we did not allow private schools to increase fees and continued till 2020, in view of COVID, now we have allowed fees of very limited schools”.
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