Delhi schools to remain shut till July-end due to Covid-19 spread

All schools in the Indian capital will remain closed till July 31, announced Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday after a meeting with the education department officials. 

The schools in Delhi have remained shut since March 25, when countrywide lockdown was first imposed and extended several times thereafter.
 
The decision has been taken as safety precautions in the wake of the continued increase in Covid-19 cases in recent weeks. Delhi has emerged as one of the most feared hotspots of Covid-19 cases in the country.
 
The education department officials agreed that online classes of the school students and other activities with the help of parents and teachers should continue in the meantime, amid the extended closure of the schools.
 
Till Friday Delhi recorded 2,429 Covid-19 deaths and total cases 73,780.

(Source: Xinhua)