IMA moots reopening of educational institutions

‘Pandemic to be around for another year or two’

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has written to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan that since it is very clear that the pandemic is going to be around for another year or two, the State should now be looking at returning to normality, even while living with COVID-19. As a first step, the State should think about reopening educational institutions which have been closed for the past one-and-a half years, in a very controlled manner, with a lot of preparatory work and the strictest of protocols and monitoring in place, the IMA suggested.