Schools for classes 9-12 will reopen from February 7 while that of the nursery to standard 8 from February 14 in the national capital, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Friday. However, online classes for students will continue.
Addressing a press conference after the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) review meeting, Sisodia said, “Schools will reopen from February 7 for standard 9-12. Classes for Nursery to standard 8 will reopen from February 14. Hybrid classes will continue.” Sisodia, who is also the Education Minister, requested the colleges to encourage offline classes.
Main points:
– Colleges will reopen from Monday, February 7 and they will be asked to discourage online classes and have offline classes
– All restaurants can now open till 11 pm
– All government and private offices have been permitted to function at 100 per cent capacity.
– Gyms and swimming pools have also been permitted to reopen
– People driving cars alone need not wear masks
– The duration of night curfew has been reduced by an hour; it’s now from 11 pm to 5 am.
On Thursday, Delhi reported 2,668 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours with the positivity rate declining to 4.3 per cent. Recently, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal had decided to lift the weekend curfew and the odd-even system for shops.
In markets, market complexes, malls, all shops and establishments dealing with non-essential goods and services shall be allowed to open between 10 AM to 8 PM without the restriction of odd-even.
(With ANI Inputs)