Schools in Delhi will remain closed till July 31 in view of the Covid-19 situation, while online classes and activities shall continue

New Delhi: Schools in Delhi will remain closed till July 31 in view of the Covid-19 situation, while online classes and activities shall continue, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Friday.

Sisodia made the announcement after a meeting with officials of the Directorate of Education (DoE) on how to reopen schools.

PhotoSchools in Delhi were closed mid-March due to coronavirus outbreak. When the government announced a nationwide lockdown on March 24, which came into effect the next day, they continued to remain closed.

There have been no guidelines yet from the Centre government on when schools can reopen.

Manish Sisodia"Reopening schools is not merely a technical work, rather, it is a creative work that would give schools a new and bigger role. Schools will continue to be closed in Delhi till July 31. Let’s design a plan to reopen schools in a way that would prepare our students to adjust to the new circumstances and not fear them. It would help our students to learn to live with coronavirus," Sisodia said.

Universities and schools across the country have been closed since March 16 when the central government announced a countrywide classroom shutdown as one of the measures to contain the Covid-19 outbreak.