Schools for class 12, colleges and technical institutions in Gujarat will be reopening from Thursday with 50 per cent attendance in line with all coronavirus disease (Covid-19) related protocols such as wearing of masks, social distancing, regular sanitisation etc. However, physical attendance is not mandatory and authorities at schools, colleges and technical institutions will have to obtain permission of parents if students are asked to attend in person, an official release said last week. “Gujarat to reopen schools for class 12 students and colleges for undergraduate and postgraduate students from July 15. There are more than 682,000 students enrolled in class 12th across 8,333 higher secondary schools in the state, the official release said, adding more than 1.1 million under-graduate and diploma students in over 2,000 colleges and technical institutions. While the active cases have further declined to 689, of which eight patients are in a critical condition, a state health department official told PTI.

Source: Hindustan Times July 15, 2021 01:18 UTC