In view of the rising Covid-19 cases and Omicron variant cases, the Odisha government has decided to withhold its decision to reopen schools. Earlier, the state government announced to reopen schools for students of Classes 1 to 5 from January 3, 2022.
As per reports, the decision was taken after officials visited various primary schools and held talks with the stakeholders, said the school and mass education minister S R Dash.
”Keeping in view the rise in the number of daily cases and based on the feedback provided by parents across the state, we have decided not to reopen schools for students of Classes 1 to 5 from January 3,” PTI quoted S R Dash as saying.
Classes 6 to 10 students attend physical classes:
Meanwhile, students from classes 6 to 10 will continue to attend physical classes. Further, as per the schedule, offline exams will be conducted adhering to Covid-19 protocols.
According to the health department bulletin, Odisha on Sunday reported 424 new Covid-19 infections, the highest single-day spike in over two months. Sixty-seven of the new patients are children below 18 years of age.
