Puducherry: All schools conducting offline classes for students of classes 1 to 9 in the Union Territory will remain closed from Monday due to the unabated rise in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Home and Education Minister A. Namasivayam Online classes will resume for students of classes 1 to 9 as a holiday has been declared for these classes from tomorrow till further orders, a release said. director School Education PT Rudra Gaur All schools, including privately managed and government aided institutions, will remain closed till further orders in view of the ‘increase in daily number of cases’.
a spokesperson of health Department had told PTI that the department had recommended to the government to declare a holiday for schools conducting classes for students of classes 1 to 9 in view of the worrying trend of incidents of fresh cases. The government reopened schools from classes 1 to 9 on December 4 with the pandemic situation showing signs of shortage. But for the last few days new cases are increasing and it has touched 444 cases during the last 24 hours ended at 10 am on Sunday.
The government has already ended the physical operation of the 25th National Youth Festival and announced that it will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister on January 12 through virtual mode from Delhi on January 12.
Home and Education Minister A. Namasivayam Online classes will resume for students of classes 1 to 9 as a holiday has been declared for these classes from tomorrow till further orders, a release said. director School Education PT Rudra Gaur All schools, including privately managed and government aided institutions, will remain closed till further orders in view of the ‘increase in daily number of cases’.
a spokesperson of health Department had told PTI that the department had recommended to the government to declare a holiday for schools conducting classes for students of classes 1 to 9 in view of the worrying trend of incidents of fresh cases. The government reopened schools from classes 1 to 9 on December 4 with the pandemic situation showing signs of shortage. But for the last few days new cases are increasing and it has touched 444 cases during the last 24 hours ended at 10 am on Sunday.
The government has already ended the physical operation of the 25th National Youth Festival and announced that it will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister on January 12 through virtual mode from Delhi on January 12.
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