Haryana shuts schools for classes 1 to 8 till April 30 By IANS | 3 Views Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News Gurugram, April 9 : Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday announced closure of schools for classes 1 to 8 till April 30 amid spike in Covid-19 cases across the state. Khattar chaired an annual meeting of the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) here. "We are monitoring the situation in the state and are focusing more on testing instead of 'night curfew' or 'lockdown'. In the coming days the government will increase testing at the market places, malls, bus stands, railway stations to contain the spread of coronavirus. We don't have to panic but should work hard to fight the pandemic and adhere to the covid guidelines," the Chief Minister said.