Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), on Thursday, passed an order allowing the reopening of schools for class 9th to 12th from January 4. "Schools will have to follow the standard operating procedures (SOPs) provided by the education department issued on November 10. The Municipal Corporation in its order has asked teachers and staff of the school to undergo RT-PCR test before they join. Pune Municipal Corporation had decided to postpone the reopening of schools twice in view of rising COVID cases in the city. As per the data maintained by Municipal Corporation, there are about 400 private and 45 government-run schools in the jurisdiction of Pune Municipal Corporation.

Source: dna December 24, 2020 17:09 UTC