COVID-19: Uttar Pradesh government takes BIG decision as coronavirus cases surge

COVID-19: Uttar Pradesh government takes BIG decision as coronavirus cases surge

Amid rising coronavirus COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh and other parts of the country, the Uttar Pradesh government on Monday (March 22) decided to shut all schools for students up to class 8 from March 24 March till March 31.

An announcement in this regard by many by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led government on Monday. An order issued by the state government said that all other educational institutions where exams are currently not underway should also remain closed till March 31.

The decision to shit down schools up to class 8 was taken during a high-level meeting of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with senior government officials to combat the surge of COVID-19 cases.

According to Union Health Ministry, there are 3,036 active coronavirus cases in Uttar Pradesh. A total of 8,759 people have lost their lives due to coronavirus in the state, while 5,95,743 have recovered from the deadly infection.

It may be recalled that in February, Uttar Pradesh government had issued guidelines for the reopening of schools across the state for classes 6 to 8 from 10 February and from March 1 for students of classes 1 to 5.

The classes were being held only twice a week and only 50% of the students were allowed to attend schools due to coronavirus pandemic.