Delhi-NCR: Fresh advisory issued for Schools amid Surging Covid cases
Amid rising Covid-19 cases in Delhi, the Delhi govt. has issued a fresh advisory with guidelines for schools.
In a view of surging Covid-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi government has issued an advisory with fresh guidelines for schools. In this reference, if any student or staff tests positive for Covid-19 then the entire premises or specific wings may shut down temporarily.
The advisory with fresh guidelines
In the advisory, the Directorate of Education (DoE) suggested that students and staff should wear masks and maintain social distancing as far as possible. The advisory issued on April 13 said, "If any Covid case is reported or noticed to the school authority the same should be intimated to the Directorate of Education immediately and the concerned wing of the school or the school as a whole as the case may be, must be closed down for the time being."
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Delhi Deputy CM shared his thoughts
"Our guidelines say only specific wing or classroom where someone was found Covid positive should be temporarily closed. Schools can decide to close entire premises in specific cases where an infected child or staff has been through multiple areas of school", said Delhi deputy CM, quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
DDMA to conduct a meeting
In order to review the Covid-19 situation in the national capital, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) will conduct a meeting on April 20.
