All schools will remain closed in the national capital until further orders are issued, Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia said on Wednesday.
“Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal and I thought that if we, as parents, wanted to take the risk of sending our children to school. Therefore, the Delhi government has decided that all MCD public schools, private, assisted and unaided, will remain closed in Delhi until the next orders, ”said Senior Deputy Minister Sisodia.
News18.com had reported that the Delhi government could extend its orders to keep schools closed after October 31 for almost a month.
Sisodia added: “The threat of the coronavirus still looms over the country and the world. The growing number of cases is cause for concern. Among teachers, parents, children, the question arises whether schools will reopen. Behind this question, there is a fear that children may contract the disease. Parents and teachers who have known me have suggested that schools should not be allowed to reopen, for now, if between two and four hundred children start coming to schools, it will increase the threat of spreading the virus. Around the world, wherever schools reopened, fear was prevalent and cases were also on the rise ”.
Delhi recorded 4,853 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the highest peak in a single day to date, as the infection count in the city rose to more than 3.64 lakh, authorities said.
The last single-day jump was on September 16 when the national capital recorded 4,473 cases with 33 deaths and 3,313 recoveries.
The positivity rate has skyrocketed to 8.48%, which is higher than the cumulative positivity rate of 8.18%. The fatality rate in the last ten days has crossed the 1% mark and is now 1.02% compared to the cumulative fatality rate of 1.74%.
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