School reopening news: Observing the rise in coronavirus cases, the Maharashtra government decided on Friday to restart classes in schools for standards 9, 10, 11 and 12 from November 23. Also read – Schools in Odisha will be closed until December 31, online classes will continue | Details here
However, in issuing a statement, the state government said that the Class X and XII exams conducted by the state board will not take place before May 2021 due to the prevailing situation. Also read – Maharashtra government urges citizens to avoid breaking cookies before Diwali | Read the full SOPs here
“We have proposed to the state government to restart classes in schools for standards 9, 10, 11 and 12 as of November 23. Furthermore, we have proposed that the exams for classes 10 and 12 take place in May, instead of February or March, ”said Maharashtra Minister of School Education Varsha Gaikwad. Also read – Maharashtra: 2 dead, 6 injured in a fire at a chemical factory in Raigad
He also added that the current coronavirus situation is likely to last longer and the state government has discussed the issue of completing the study program and taking exams.
“I have also discussed the issue of how much curriculum can be omitted so that teachers can complete the remaining part. We will have to cut at least 25 percent of the curriculum, “he added.
The state government move comes at a time when Maharashtra’s Covid-19 cases crossed the 17 lakh mark, even as deaths remained high for a second day despite a drop in new infections and an improved rate. recovery.
The state witnessed 256 deaths (including 139 former reconciled deaths), nearly half the peak count of 515 recorded on Sept. 15, bringing Maharashtra’s Covid death toll to 44,804.
The state recorded 5,246 new cases, much lower than the maximum single-day count of 24,886 recorded on September 11, as the state’s count surpassed the 17 lakh mark at 17,03,444 cases to date.
On the positive side, the state’s recovery rate increased from 90.68 percent to 91.07 percent, while the current death rate stood at 2.63 percent.
Of the 256 deaths reported Thursday (including 139 former deaths), Sangli led the tally with 51 deaths, followed by 43 in Solapur, 41 in Kolhapur, 26 in Nanded, 25 in Mumbai, 18 in Thane, 12 in Pune, 9 in Beed, 5 in Nashik, 4 in Ahmednagar and Satara, 3 in Palghar and Aurangabad, 2 in Buldhana, Nagpur and Chandrapur, and 1 in Dhule, Jalgaon, Jalna, Parbhani, Latur and Osmanabad.
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