Schools, colleges, and technical institutions in Gujarat will resume on Thursday with a 50% attendance rate, in accordance with all Covid-19-related measures such as masking, social distance, and frequent sanitization.
However, physical attendance is not mandatory and authorities at schools, colleges and technical institutions will have to obtain permission of parents if students are asked to attend in person, an official release said last week.
Gujarat’s chief minister, Vijay Rupani, made the decision to reopen the aforementioned institutions on July 9 after reviewing the state’s overall Covid-19 situation during a meeting of the government’s core committee.
“Gujarat to reopen schools for class 12 students and colleges for undergraduate and postgraduate students from July 15. Fifty per cent of students will be allowed to attend campuses. Students can attend physical classes on a voluntary basis. Attendance will not be mandatory,” Rupani was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. On July 8, the government lifted the night curfew in 10 out of 18 urban areas in Gujarat and allowed the resumption of coaching classes for students of class 9 to post graduate courses along with competitive exams with 50 per cent attendance.
Meanwhile, Gujarat on Wednesday (July 14) logged 41 new COVID-19 cases, which pushed the total tally to 8,24,346. With no fresh fatality, the death toll stood at 10,074 an official from the state health department said.
(With agency inputs)
