Mumbai Schools For Class 1- 9 To Remain Shut Till Jan 31 Amid Covid Rise
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Mumbai Coronavirus: Schools for classes 1 to 9 will be closed till January 31, in view of rising Covid- 19 cases in Mumbai.
Mumbai schools from classes 1-9 will remain closed till January 31, amid concerns over the rapid rise in Covid cases, city's civic body informed today. "Schools for classes 1 to 9 will be closed till January 31, in view of rising Covid- 19 cases. School for Classes 10 and 12 to continue," the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation order said.
The decision comes at a time when Mumbai reported 8,063 fresh infections yesterday in a spike attributed largely to the the highly infectious Covid variant Omicron. Although, allaying fears, the city's civic body has reiterated that 89 per cent of the infections are asymptomatic and 90 per cent of beds are vacant. The total number of active cases in the city currently stands at 29,819.
Earlier, the schools had opened in Maharashtra's capital on December 15.
