New Delhi (NVI): The schools in Jharkhand have been permitted to reopen from today, after being closed for over 8 months amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
The reopening of schools in the state is only for the students of classes 10 and 12, according to the Office of Banna Gupta, State Minister for Disaster Management Department.
The decision was taken in a review meeting of the Disaster Management Department which was chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
Meanwhile, the state government has also prescribed a set of guidelines which will be enforced to ensure safety of students and staff members on school campus. In addition, students will be required to follow hand hygiene and also social distancing norms to ensure that there is no overcrowding on campus.
As in-person classes are being resumed for class 10 and 12 students, online or virtual classes will be continue for students of other classes until further orders.
Apart from this, medical, nursing and dental colleges, and government training institutions in the state will also be allowed to reopen.
So far, Jharkhand has registered 1,11,931 confirmed coronavirus cases, while the death toll due to the virus stands at 1,001 in the state.
-RJV
