Uttarakhand government announces summer vacations for all educational institutions amid Covid-19 surge

The Uttarakhand government has announced early summer vacation for all the educational institutions in the state due to rising Covid-19 cases.

Amid the Covid-19 surge, the Uttarakhand government has announced summer vacations for all the educational institutes in the state till June 12, starting from May 7. The decision has been taken to break the transmission chain of the virus. The state's Higher Education Minister Dhan Singh Rawat in a statement said due to the rising Covid-19 cases, summer vacation has been declared in all government and private colleges, universities, and institutions affiliated with them from May 7 to June 12.