All teaching and non-teaching staff must compulsorily undergo RT-PCR test before coming to school. At the same time, students have to take written permission from their parents to come to school. Maharashtra Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said that the class would go through alternate days and only one student would sit on a bench in the school. Let me tell you that Maharashtra is the worst affected state of Corona and so far there have been 17,63,055 cases of Kovid-19 in which 46,356 people have died. The number of active cases in the state is 79,738.
Schools will also be closed in Gujarat
Earlier, Gujarat had also ordered schools to be reopened from 23 November, but the government had to withdraw the decision due to the growing Corona infection. The date of when schools will open in Gujarat has not been announced yet. The Gujarat government has withdrawn its decision to open schools and colleges. Apart from Gujarat and Maharashtra, the capital Delhi and Odisha will also not have schools this year.