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Amid dip in the daily COVID-19 cases, the schools of all boards and mediums in Mumbai from pre-primary to 12th standard will function offline from March 2 as per the pre-Covid timings and with full attendance in classes.
Vaccination of children from the age group of 15-18 years to be launched in schools with due care, says Rajesh Tope
Amid strong demand from several experts, parents and teachers’ associations, the School Education Department has submitted a proposal for Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s approval for reopening of schools for pre-primary (junior KG and senior KG) and from class 1 to 12 in urban and rural areas from January 24 where there have been low COVID-19 cases.
The Pediatric Task Force headed by Dr Suhas Prabhu on Tuesday did not recommend any time frame for the reopening of the schools but supported the Public Health Minister Rajesh Tope’s recent statement that the Maharashtra Government will evaluate the demand for school reopening in 15 days after review of the ground-level situation with regard to COVID-19 and Omicron variant cases.
India delivers 1 billion Covid vaccines, but millions are yet to receive a single dose