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Schools for classes 1-7 reopen in Pune from today
Schools and other educational institutions were closed in March 2020 after the outbreak of the pandemic and later online classes were started for students.
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Schools for students of classes 1 to 7 reopened in Pune today, over 20 months after they were shut for in-person learning due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent imposition of restrictions, officials said on Tuesday.(ANI)
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An order to reopen the schools in Pune on Thursday was issued by Vikram Kumar, commissioner, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC).(ANI)
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According to the order, the schools have been asked to follow all Covid-19 protocols, while RT-PCR test has been made mandatory for teachers and non-teaching staff who are not fully vaccinated yet.(ANI)
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"There'll be 50% attendance in class -one child per bench. We're maintaining social distancing, sanitisation and thermal check," Renuka Datta, the principle of Dnyanganga English Medium School was quoted by saying news agency ANI.(ANI)
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"Both online-offline classes are taking place. Children allowed in classes only when parents are ready to send them with consent forms," she added.(ANI)
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Earlier, the schools for students of primary and middle sections were supposed to reopen in the first week of December (on Dec 1 in Pune and on Dec 4 in Mumbai), but officials decided to postpone it due to the emergence of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in India.(ANI)
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