COVID-19: J&K Govt announces closure of primary schools

SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Government on Sunday announced the closure of all schools from Primary to Class 9th for two weeks from April 5 and Classes 10th, 11th and 12th for a week from April 5 in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases in the Union Territory.

“In view of the rising trend in COVID-19 cases in J&K and the likelihood of young children getting infected and transmitting infections in large numbers, all classes up to and including Class 9 in schools will be closed for two weeks beginning Monday April 5 till April 18 in J&K. Classes 10, 11 and 12 will also be closed for one week in all schools from Monday till April 11 in entire J&K,” announced the office of J&K LG on its official Twitter handle.

It further said that all gatherings for social and customary functions be restricted to 200 only and after following guidelines and COVID-19 SoPs.

Pertinently, death rate and COVID-19 cases in J&K UT have shown an upward trend in the past two weeks, forcing the UT administration to re-activate all containment facilities including testing facilities that were put in place last year when COVID-19 griped J&K.