Schools in Delhi will reopen from Monday, 1 November, for all classes, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia tweeted. However, he said the option of online classes would still be available for the students unwilling to attend offline classes.
"All the schools and educational institutes shall be allowed to be opened, for all the classes, in Delhi from 1 November. However, schools shall also continue online classes for the students who are not willing to attend classes offline," Manish Sisodia tweeted.
"It was informed in the DDMA meeting that in all schools, 98-99% staff have received at least one vaccine. But now they should expedite the second dose as well and ensure that the few people who haven't yet received a dose get it," Sisodia said after the DDMA meeting on Wednesday, 27 October, reported The Indian Express.
Classes would only resume with a 50 percent capacity in the classroom, NDTV reported.
Delhi schools have been shut for primary and middle school grades since 12 March 2020, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. They had opened for Classes 9 to 12 in January, before closing in April, and later on 1 September.
(With inputs from The Indian Express and NDTV)
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