Mumbai schools will not open on November 23 and will remain closed until December 31

Talking to the news agency AND MEMumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said: “The decision has been made in the wake of the increase in COVID19 cases in Mumbai. Schools will not reopen on November 23.”

However, schools in other parts of Maharashtra can reopen on Monday following all necessary Covid-19 guidelines issued by the state government.

The Maharashtra government had made it mandatory for teachers to undergo Covid testing. It had also issued guidelines that allowed students to continue studying from home and those seeking to attend school had to present a letter of consent from their parents.

Previously, the city’s schools were scheduled to reopen on November 23.

Mumbai civic body officials have said the move reflects apprehensions about a possible second wave of the new coronavirus pandemic hitting the city.

Earlier this month, Maharashtra’s Minister of School Education Varsha Gaikwad said that the Class X and XII exams conducted by the state board will not be held before May 2021 instead of February or March due to the prevailing situation. of the coronavirus.

“The current coronavirus situation is likely to last longer. We have discussed the issue of completing the syllabus and conducting exams,” Gaikwad said.

“The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Education will not be able to take the Class X and XII exams before May,” Gaikwad said.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra registered 5,535 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, bringing its count to 17.63,055.

As the deadly virus claimed 154 lives, the death count reached 46,356.

Up to 5,860 patients were discharged from the state. With this, the state’s recovery count increased to 16,35,971.

Now, active patients in the state are 79,738.

Mumbai also reported 924 positive cases during the day, bringing its overall case count to 2,72,455, while its death toll rose to 10,627 when 12 patients succumbed to the infection.