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Maharashtra reopens college for classes 1-9 from currently, Pune colleges to stay shut

Reported By: | Edited By: DNA Web Crew |Source: DNA webdesk |Updated: Jan 24, 2022, 07: 22 AM IST

After experiencing a critical dip in COVID-19 instances, the Maharashtra govt has made up our minds to reopen colleges for classes 1-9 from currently, January 24. All colleges across Maharashtra comprise been asked to shut down within the principle week of January as a result of the increasing Omicron variant instances within the explain. 

The choice has been taken following detailed deliberations with the Hon’ble @CMOMaharashtra, cabinet colleagues,the paediatric process drive & education specialists. In these areas, the native administration is empowered to evaluate and take choices referring to safe resumption of colleges— Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad (@VarshaEGaikwad) January 20, 2022

While saying the reopening of colleges, Maharashtra minister Varsha Gaikwad acknowledged, “Our SOPs are very strict and determined. We now comprise given four days of advance sight to the administration of colleges to undertake vaccination and sanitisation and for preparation of time-table. The timing and other significant choices can be taken by the native authorities, reminiscent of district collector or municipal commissioner primarily based entirely on the native eventualities.”At the delivery, the Mumbai native civic physique had announced that colleges can be shut until January 31 for Lessons 1 to 9 however as per the evaluation made by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC), it gave the affect that the Omicron variant had taken a backseat and the curve perceived to be flattening. Though Mumbai has made up our minds to reopen colleges, cities fancy Pune and Aurangabad will preserve colleges shut and proceed on-line classes underneath the novel COVID-19 field. 

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23rd January, 6: 00pm#NaToCorona pic.twitter.com/o5nt7eIrKL— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) January 23, 2022

On Sunday, Maharashtra reported 40,805 COVID-19 instances and 44 deaths. Mumbai on my own reported 2,550 novel instances and 13 deaths on Sunday.

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