Schools closed till April 11, restrictions on social gatherings - Check new guidelines
Schools closed till April 11, restrictions on social gatherings - Check new guidelines
Srinagar, Apr 4, 2021 :
The Jammu and Kashmir L-G Manoj Sinha announced that all classes up to and including Class 9 in schools will be closed for 2 weeks beginning Monday.
Amid rising coronavirus COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir and other parts of the country, the Jammu and Kashmir L-G Manoj Sinha on Sunday (April 4) announced that all classes up to and including Class 9 in schools will be closed for 2 weeks in all schools beginning on Monday (April 5).
He added that classes 10, 11 & 12 will also be closed for one week in all schools from Monday (April 5) till April 11 in entire Jammu and Kashmir.
" In view of rising trend in COVID19 cases in J&K & likelihood of young children getting infected & transmitting infection in large numbers,ALL classes upto& including Class 9 in schools will be closed for 2 weeks in all schools beginning on Monday, 5 April till 18 April 21 in J&K," tweeted L-G Sinha.
The L-G also announced that all gatherings for social and customary functions will be restricted to 200 only and after following due COVID-19 SOPs.
Classes 10, 11 & 12 will also be closed for one week in all schools from Monday, 5 April 2021 till 11 April 2021 in entire J&K.
Further, all gatherings for social and customary functions will be restricted to 200 only and after following due COVID SOPs.
Meanwhile, India recorded 93,249 new COVID-19 cases, 60,048 discharges, and 513 deaths in the last 24 hours.
The addition of new cases means that coronavirus caseload in India climbed to 1.24 crore, of which, 6.91 lakh are active cases.
The country has also witnessed 1.16 crore recoveries and 1.64 lakh deaths.
