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Covid scare: TS government decides to shut educational institutions temporarily
By: Tupaki Desk | 23 March 2021 3:12 PM GMT
The educational institutions across Telangana are emerging as the hotspots of the Coronavirus due to the sudden spike in the fresh infections related to respiratory disease. So far, hundreds of students and a few teachers and staff members of the institutions have tested positive for the virus.
Given the sudden spike in Covid-19 infections, the Telangana government has decided to shut the educational institutions in the state from Wednesday. Education Minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy announced the same in the Assembly today.
"The government which is concerned about the health of the students and parents has decided to shut the institutions temporarily. The closure of the educational institutions will be effective come tomorrow, the Education Minister said.
"All the educational institutions across the state barring the Medical colleges will be shut. The medical colleges will continue to render their services as usual. With the temporary closure of the institutions, the online classes will be continued, Indra Reddy told the house today.
Citing the examples of other states that have decided to close the educational institutions in view of the Coronavirus infections surge, the Education Minister urged the people to cooperate with the government to fight the pandemic.
"The government took a call in this regard after the parents expressed their concerns over the rising infections in the state. Taking their concerns into consideration the government announced a temporary closure of the educational institutions", she said.
As per the information shared by the Telangana Health Ministry, the state added not less than 412 fresh infections in the past 24 hours, which takes the total toll of the infections to 3,03,867. So far 1,674 people have lost their lives to the pandemic.
Given the sudden spike in Covid-19 infections, the Telangana government has decided to shut the educational institutions in the state from Wednesday. Education Minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy announced the same in the Assembly today.
"The government which is concerned about the health of the students and parents has decided to shut the institutions temporarily. The closure of the educational institutions will be effective come tomorrow, the Education Minister said.
"All the educational institutions across the state barring the Medical colleges will be shut. The medical colleges will continue to render their services as usual. With the temporary closure of the institutions, the online classes will be continued, Indra Reddy told the house today.
Citing the examples of other states that have decided to close the educational institutions in view of the Coronavirus infections surge, the Education Minister urged the people to cooperate with the government to fight the pandemic.
"The government took a call in this regard after the parents expressed their concerns over the rising infections in the state. Taking their concerns into consideration the government announced a temporary closure of the educational institutions", she said.
As per the information shared by the Telangana Health Ministry, the state added not less than 412 fresh infections in the past 24 hours, which takes the total toll of the infections to 3,03,867. So far 1,674 people have lost their lives to the pandemic.
