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Amid the COVID-19 surge and “Omicron” scare that have escalated tensions among medical fraternities, the Arunachal Pradesh Government have decided to resume offline classes for students of Class-VI and above from February 1.
According to a order from the state Chief Secretary, “All physical classes till class V may remain suspended till 14th February 2022. Physical classes and boarding in hostels only for class VI and above with 50% of class strength may be allowed, following all Covid protocols and ensuring all 15 yrs and above attending classes have received their scheduled Covid-19 vaccination.”
“The recommendation of State Health Task Force (SHTF), Government of Arunachal Pradesh, conveyed vide their letter No. Secy (Health)-SOP-11/202 Dated the 27th January 2022 shall be implemented across the state till 14.02.2022,” the order further reads.
This decision undertaken comes just days after the Private Schools and Children Welfare Association (PS&CWA) of Arunachal Pradesh urged the state government to resume offline classes from February 1.
According to the association president Yowa Bullet, schools were yet to complete the syllabus while the Education Department has already declared that examinations for classes V and VIII would commence from February 17.
Its worthy to note that the state government had earlier shut all government and private schools in from January 12 to 31 due to the rapid spurt in COVID-19 infections.
The northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh have registered 129 fresh new cases, thereby pushing the tally of confirmed cases to 62082, as informed by the Health services directorate of the frontier state.
