Schools are not open in Assam until layered under 2% in all districts

Guwahati: The Government Assam will not reopen the school except the level of covid dips under two percent in all districts, said the State Education Department on Tuesday.
The new SOP published by the State Disaster Management Authority Assam directed all educational institutions, including schools, colleges and universities, to continue to provide quality virtual options and said there would be no class in-people.
Online education in the midst of the second wave remaining has caused major obstacles for students from disadvantaged backgrounds because they cannot afford the necessary infrastructure.
ICMR DG, Dr.
Balram Bhargava, recently provided a nod to the reopening of elementary school, said children could handle infections better, but the State Health Department did not want to take risks.
“Unless the level of participant drops to bottom two percent in all districts, we cannot think of opening the school category.
There are districts that still have a participation level of three to four percent,” the source in the State Education Department said, adding that during business hours All the time continues, the opportunity to open a very lean school.
The health department has not been convinced by the ICMR head view even when it continues to increase the infrastructure of the pediatric icus in the country of fear of the third wave.
“The Ministry of Health will give his opinion in the first week of August when the discussion occurred regarding the revision date for the State Council exam.
But in the end the test was canceled.
We still hope that there might be a nod to reopen the school and other educational institutions in August,” an official said The senior health department to the Toi on Tuesday.
He added that the normal situation was many districts, although it would be a little at risk of opening schools in the district such as Lakhimpur and Golaghat, which was still under the curfew.
The country’s position in the past seven days (from July 20 to July 26) has 1.24%.
Although most of the districts maintain under two percent positive, in the Bukit Dima Registration of Reloos and West Anglong carriage, each still 5.27% and 2.13% respectively.
In five other districts, the level of participation floated between 1.50 and 1.99%.
This is Dhemaji (1.62%), Golaghat (1.94%), Kamrup (1.79%), Anglong carbi (1.50%) and Nalbari (1.73%).
For seven days, 10,939 positive cases.
Secretary General of Primary Teachers (ASTTA) Assam (ASTTA), Ratul Chandra Goswami, said that if it was feasible, the Assam government had to start opening elementary school in consultation with ICMR and the center.
He said at least in the district, which has significantly recovered from Covid, offline classes can begin, follow the appropriate behavior of Covid.
“Nearly 10 to 20% of primary students can be borne through online education in the Schools managed by the Government of Assam.
Most of these students are first-generation students and most grade 1 and class 2 students cannot join online classes just because they are guardians not Have access to online study mode.
We will welcome moving to open at least the upper class from the main part, “Goswami said.