Amid rising coronavirus cases in Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath government on Friday extended the closure of all government and private primary and secondary schools up to Class VIII till April 11.
A decision to this effect was taken by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath after holding a high-level meeting of Team-11, a core group formed in March 2020 to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, on Friday.
Uttar Pradesh reported 2,600 new COVID-19 cases and nine fatalities on Thursday, pushing the state’s infection tally to 6,19,783 and the death toll to 8,820, according to a health department bulletin.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath issued the fresh directions during a review meeting at his 5-Kalidas Marg residence here.
He has directed the closure of schools for students up to Class 8 till April 11, an official spokesperson said, adding that authorities have been ordered to ensure all COVID-19 protocols are followed for other classes.
During this period, teachers will continue to go to schools for administrative work while education activities will not be there, the chief minister said.
