COVID-19 in UP: Private and government schools up to class eight in UP closed on April 11 on Coronavirus infection

Lucknow The global pandemic coronavirus infection has once again gained momentum. In Uttar Pradesh, CM Yogi Adityanath has issued a directive to close all the government and private schools up to class eight till April 11 because of its seriousness.

CM Yogi Adityanath held a high-level meeting with the core team (Team-11) on Friday about the coronavirus infection at his government residence. Medical Education Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna along with Chief Secretary Rajendra Kumar Tiwari and DGP Hitesh Chandra Awasthi were also present in the meeting along with other officials. CM Yogi Adityanath instructed that it would be mandatory for teachers to come to schools during this period. He said that the officers in all districts should ensure strict adherence to the Covid protocol in schools during the arrival of children studying in classes 9 to 12. If this does not happen, then do not hesitate to take action against the school.

After the holiday of Holi festival, the state government declared a holiday till April 4 in all schools up to class eight. Now this period has been extended till 11 April. Again increasing cases of corona infection in the state have increased problems.

CM Yogi Adityanath said in a review meeting at his residence that RT-PCR investigation must be done in every suspected case of coronavirus. He said that testing should be done on priority in institutions run in groups, girl child protection homes, old age homes, orphanages, etc. CM Yogi Adityanath has also directed the monitoring committees in urban and rural areas to be fully activated. The CM has also directed to set up a monitoring committee in every ward and village to monitor the infection. He said that an awareness campaign should be conducted continuously to make people aware of the rescue from Corona. Physicist distancing should be ensured in public programs and it is necessary to pay special attention to the mandatory use of masks everywhere.

11 to 12 private and missionary schools will remain closed: Lucknow Unified Private School Association has also announced the complete closure of all private and missionary schools and colleges from class one to 12 due to Coronavirus infection by April 11. . Under this, all private and missionary schools in Sitapur, Hardoi, Varanasi, Lakhimpur including Lucknow affiliated to the association will remain closed. President of the Private School Association, Anil Aggarwal said that our association has been talked to by all schools, whatever the schools associated with our association, whether it is from Sitapur, Lakhimpur, Varanasi, Hardoi, or the capital Lucknow, they welcomed this decision. is.

Along with this, all the board private schools or missionary schools from class one to class 12 will be completely closed till April 11. All reading and reading activities will be online. It will be the responsibility of the school management to completely sanitize the schools. Teachers will have to come to school and do whatever exam-related work is left. In the schools where examination-related work is going on, with the permission of the parents, the schools will conduct the students' examinations.