Delhi Schools To Reopen Post Summer Vacation Amidst Surge In Covid Cases- Education News
With schools in Delhi geared up to reopen from July 1 following summer vacation, rising Covid cases in Delhi-NCR
have sparked concerns among parents even as principals said there should be no more disruption in offline learning and asserted that all measures are being taken to get students accustomed to living with the pandemic. According to school principals, while coronavirus is posing new threats, there is a need for parents to understand that the pandemic is nearing the endemic phase and one should get accustomed to living with it.
Ms. Alka Kapur, Principal, Modern Public School, Shalimar Bagh says “While the schools are scheduled to open from July 1 after the summer vacations, increasing Covid cases have become a major concern for the parents yet again. “The state government has stated that it is not in favour of any more disruptions in studies and aims to continue education while keeping the safety of students and teachers at prior.” She added, “At our school, children with low immunity are provided with the option of staying at home, while parents can connect with the school authorities to get the class work of the student at home. Also, MPS has special classes for students seeking education in isolation.”
Delhi reported 1,060 new Covid cases in a day and six deaths, the highest in around four months, while the positivity rate rose to 10.09 per cent, as per the data shared by the city health department on Monday. This is the highest test positivity rate recorded in the capital since January 24 when 11.8 per cent of the people tested had turned out Covid positive. Schools reopened for completely offline classes from April 1 after prolonged closure in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts have raised concerns about learning losses due to disconnect from physical classrooms and have been warning against any further disruptions in offline classes. Despite the rise in the positivity rate, the city government has not implemented the graded response action plan (GRAP) devised by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority since the hospital admissions are low.
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