The Schools in Punjab closed due to rise in Coronavirus cases

Source: NDTV Education

Punjab government on Friday imposed a night curfew in four more districts and closed all schools amid a rise in coronavirus cases. The night curfew is imposed in Patiala, Mohali, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Nawanshahr, Ludhiana, Kapurthala, and Hoshiarpur from 11 pm to 5 pm. 

The preparatory leaves have been declared for all classes of government and private schools. But the teachers will continue to be present in the schools. 

Also, the students who wish to take guidance regarding exams can come to school. And the final examination would be conducted offline while following the Covid 19 guidelines strictly, said the state Education Minister Vijay Inder.

The directions for conducting examinations while ensuring adherence to Covid-19 guidelines will get issued soon. 
The Punjab School Education Board(PSEB) has already taken out the schedule of examinations. And according to the dates announced by the PSEB, the examinations of Classes 6, 7, 9, and 11 will start from March 15, and for Classes 1 to 4, the examinations will start from March 17. And for Class 5 would start from March 16, for Class 8 and 12 from March 22 and Class 10 exams will start from April 9. 

1318 new cases of Covid were reported on Friday in Punjab, pushing the infection tally to 1,94,753. And the death toll rose to 6,030 with four more fatalities. 

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