Mumbai to reopen schools for Std 1-7 from Dec 15, in Pune from Dec 16
All the schools in Mumbai will be reopened for standard 1 to 7 from Wednesday, said the BMC
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Mumbai, December 15: All the schools in Mumbai will be reopened for standard 1 to 7 from Wednesday, said the BMC. Following the decision of the BMC, the Pune Municipal Corporation has decided to reopen the schools for standard 1 to 7 in Pune from Thursday.
The mayor of Pune, Murlidhar Mohol said, “We have decided to start classes I to VII in Pune Municipal Corporation from Thursday (December 16, 2021) parents should take note of this.”
On November 30, the reopening of schools for Standard 1 to 7 was postponed till December 15 in view of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 spread in parts of the world, said the Pune Municipal Corporation. Earlier, the state government had announced the reopening of schools from December 1, however, after Mumbai, now Pune becomes the second municipal corporation in Maharashtra to postpone the reopening of schools.
The Omicron variant, which is the new variant of the Corona virus, was first reported in Botswana on November 11, 2021. It appeared on November 14 in South Africa. It has been declared a variant of concern by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
