Concerned over the rise in Covid-19 cases in schools, the Telangana government has announced temporary closing down of schools till further orders. The state’s Education Minister P. Sabita Indra Reddy made the announcement in the Assembly. She said that the government decided to shut down schools in the interest of the health of the students and teachers and also keeping in view the requests from parents.
The minister said: “The decision was taken to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The orders will apply to all government and private educational institutions, hostels and residential schools. Online classes will be conducted for students”. Sabita Reddy pointed out that Covid cases are on the rise in neighbouring states like Maharashtra. Parents of students in Telangana were also worried over the situation and the government received requests to shut the schools. More than 200 students, teachers and other staff of various residential schools in Telangana have tested positive for Covid-19 over the last one week.
People have been advised to cooperate with the measures being taken by the state government to contain the spread of Covid-19 cases, by duly following the safety precautions, including wearing masks, observing physical distance and other precautions like washing or sanitising hands at regular intervals.