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Schools are reopened: Covid task units suggest shorter hours

Pune: Covid Pediatric Task Unit The state government has recommended a surprising school hours in two shifts and no more than four hours, physical and alternating class days, limiting the use of lifts and less focused on academics for the first two weeks as a government state considering for reopen the school.
Dr.
Pramod Jog, a member of the task of the unit, told TI on Friday that the recommendation was medical advice to organize the school.
“They must introduce new procedures, especially reducing the number of students at a certain time and rearranging class settings to maintain physical distance at any time.
All staff members, including teachers, must be fully vaccinated before coming to work,” he said.
Pediatrician Dr.
Vijay Yewale, another member of the task, said avoiding the elevator can minimize Covid-19 transmission in schools and will prevent possible crowding children in the elevator.
“Schools that have been closed for more than a year must be cleaned in before they reopen.
Air conditioning should be avoided.
Like the 50% residential concept in the restaurant, reducing the number of students attending school at a time has been recommended by shift and shocking school days, “He added.
The task force has recommended that the authorities not focus too much on academics for one or two weeks for students to get used to new rules.
“Children have gone through various experiences since last year, which can in some cases including loss one to Covid.
It’s better not to bombard them with academics and give them time to adjust to the new environment,” he said.
Experts say the Ministry of Education can consider these recommendations along with the standard operating protocols made, and both can be beaten.
“The task force also suggested a surprising lunch break for a period of two hours, instead of half an hour to allow fewer children to be sent to eat at once.
Encourage children to walk to school if they are close to, so as not to packground school buses, reduce Seating on each school bus with adequate distance between two students, avoiding air-conditioned transportation vehicles, creating a school health clinic everywhere might also be part of the recommendation, “added JOG.
Health clinics, maybe only in some schools, must have a thermometer, pulse oxymeters, basic drugs such as paracetamol, OR and first aid boxes.
If a child is not healthy, he must be referred to the nearest hospital or sent home with a parent, according to one of the recommendations.
The task force recommends a regular PTA meeting where parents can be explained not to send children to school if they are not healthy or if there are covid patients in the family or residence in the detention zone.
It was also said that a child suffering from Covid can be sent to school after 14 days since the disease without repeating the Sarscov2 test.

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