While PM Boris Johnson has made keeping schools open a priority to kickstart the economy, unions, politicians and scientists have been building pressure to delay students' return.
In a study published in The Lancet, re-opening of schools in the UK was associated with low risk of Covid cases where 113 single cases, 55 outbreaks and 9 co-primary cases were recorded.
The pandemic is testing us all with volatile, uncertain and complex times. Our children are going through it, too. And keeping them out of school makes it much worse.
Central govt allowed opening of schools in October, but most states chose to not reopen. School principals say students must continue with virtual learning.
Schools in other cities of Maharashtra, however, are set to reopen as per schedule taking into account local conditions and the prevailing pandemic situation.
Schools in the two states reopened Monday after seven months. In Andhra, students from Classes 9 to 12 were allowed while in Assam, students from Class 6 onwards were allowed.
State education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma says all health and safety protocols will be followed, and joining schools will be a 'voluntary exercise'.
Young children in the country have taken to ‘coding’ lessons in the last few months. Online platforms that offer such lessons say the trend is here to stay.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
A common thread runs through the memories of soldiers of the 1965 war—ingenuity, courage and camaraderie that withstood an apparently technologically superior foe.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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