Panaji: Goa will decide to open schools in the state after the popular Ganesh Chaturthi Festival, according to decisions taken by the Steering Committee on Covid management in the country Thursday.
The committee, led by the Head of the Sawant Pramod Minister, met at his official residence to discuss the Covid situation.
Safe! You have managed to throw your votelogin to see the results “The main minister suggested to hold a meeting (from the committee) after Ganesh Chaturthi to decide about the opening of higher school and high school,” said a government spokesman.
The Ganesh Chaturthi festival, the largest Hindu festival in the state, began on September 10.
“The minister’s chief urges school staff including teaching and non-teaching staff to undergo vaccination and then make decisions can be taken regarding students.
He also emphasizes the need for students, studying outside the country, to be vaccinated,” spokesman also said.
Two people died of Covid’s related complications on Thursday, taking the total death toll because Covid in the state to 3,180.