Schools in Maharashtra have reopened today following the summer break, amid speculation of a fourth Covid 19 wave. The government has asked the schools to follow Covid 19 protocols.
Varsha Gaikwad, Maharashtra’s school education minister recently said that the govt is going ahead with the decision of opening schools and further decisions will be taken accordance with the situation.
Ms Gaikwad said though masks have still not been made mandatory, but new SOPs have been issued to the schools. Meanwhile, Maharashtra’s environment and tourism minister, Aaditya Thackeray had said masks may be made mandatory to curb the spread of the highly contagious virus.
The development comes as the state has been witnessing a spike of cases recently.
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