Mumbai schools reopen amid Covid protocol

Schools in Mumbai welcomed students of all classes as they reopened with stringent Covid-19 protocols.

Teachers welcomed students at Sadhana Vidyalaya High School, Sion area with enthusiasm. Principal of the school, Swaroop Sawant said, "We have welcomed students in our school today. We are strictly following the Covid-19 protocols. Social distancing is being maintained, and the hands of students are being sanitised."

"Classes via virtual mode will also continue," the principal said.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Aditya Thackeray has said that parents are free to make their own decisions in this regard and should send their children to school.

Thackeray on January 23 told reporters, "Even though we are reopening schools from tomorrow, it is not compulsory for students to come to school. Parents are free to make their own decisions in this regard and should send their children to school only if they feel it is safe."

The schools in Mumbai have been closed since January 4.

Maharashtra on January 23 reported 40,805 new Covid-19 cases, thereby taking the total tally of infections to 75,07,225. The state health department said that as many as 44 fatalities from this virus were logged in the last 24 hours.

(ANI)