New Delhi: Some schools in the national capital were reopened on Monday with a capacity of 50 percent seating for junior classes after remaining for 19 months due to the coronavirus pandemic.
However, some private schools have chosen to delay the reopening of Post Diwali.
Students are masked, thermal scanning, and volunteers who guide entries and come out staggering for students is a common sight in schools that are reopened on Monday.
Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia visited Rajkiya Sarvodaya Vidyalaya in Vinod Nagar East Delhi and interacted with students.
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Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has announced last week that schools will be reopened for all classes from November 1, although teaching and learning will continue in blended mode.
DDMA also said that the school had to ensure that there were no more than 50 percent of the attendance in the class at one point in time and no students were forced to attend the physical class.
After a real increase in the Covid-19 situation in the national capital, the Delhi government has announced the reopening of schools for grade 9 to 12, colleges and training institutions from September 1.
However, this was the first time after March 2020 that schools in Delhi were reopened for class up to 8.