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After 9 months, Nagpur schools reopen for classes 9 to 12 today; see guidelines

January 4, 2021, 12:52 PM

Sneha Shah | Nagpur

After Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) nod, schools in the city are finally set to reopen today, and commence physical classes for students from Std 9 to 11.

The decision of reopening schools for students comes after a closure of nine months due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Total 29 civic-run schools would reopen today, while 26 of the 593 other schools have preferred to further delay their reopening.

All schools in Vidarbha, except Nagpur district, had resumed physical classes from November 23. Schools in Nagpur rural had reopened on December 14, after district collector Ravindra Thakre granted them permission.

The order of reopening schools, issued by Municipal Commissioner Radhakrishnan B on November 10, had laid Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for schools administration.

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Following are the guidelines issued by the Department of School Education and Sports regarding the commencement of schools:

1. Ensure hygiene and sterilization of facilities in the school. The school administration should be vigilant about the availability of essential items.

2. All the teachers and teaching staff of the school are required to submit the RTPCR test for Covid-19 and the certificate issued by the test laboratory will be required to be submitted to the school management committee.

3. Seating arrangements in the classroom as well as in the staffroom should be in accordance with the rules of physical distance.

4. Posters/Stickers with guidelines regarding physical distance, use of masks, etc must be put in the school. School Management must ensure that physical distance of 6 feet for standing in line inside and outside the school is maintained. Arrow marks to determine the different ways of coming and going to maintain physical distance. It will be necessary for the school management to take action in this regard.

5. Students must obtain the written consent of their parents before attending school.

6. Is the school premises cleaned regularly every day to maintain cleanliness and hygienic conditions in and around the school premisesAre toilets frequently sterilized In the case of private schools, In the case of private schools, Education Officer, Z.P. The Department of Secondary Education will have look after the preparations. While for other schools, Education Officer, NMC will be incharge of all.

7. The schools have been instructed to keep thermometers, thermal scanning guns, pulse oximeters, disinfectant soaps, etc. from the available funds.

8. Is the school transport vehicle disinfected at least twice a day (before and after boarding the student vehicle) for safe travel of the students Is there complete preparation and material available for this In the case of private schools, it is the responsibility of the Education Officer, Z.P.

9. Classes should not be taken in closed rooms under any circumstances. Classroom doors and windows should be kept open for ventilation. The school management should take care of this. Classes should not be taken in rooms as there is no ventilation.

10. The school administration should instruct its teachers and teaching staff to be present at the school in order to prepare for the commencement of the school.

11. Nagpur and Education Officer, Municipal Corporation Nagpur should submit details about the preparedness to Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Nagpur before the commencement of the school.

12. Any person violating the orders and guidelines issued by this office from time to time for the prohibition of COVID-19 shall be liable to prosecution under Section 51, 60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 and Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code and other legal provisions.

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Active COVID cases near 30,000 mark in Nagpur

Published

4 years ago

January 25, 2022

Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur

Nagpur’s COVID-19 tally, on Tuesday, January 25, reached 5,43,064 (till 5 pm) as 4028 (972 from rural and 2956 from city) new cases were recorded in a single day.

Also, active COVID cases, as on Tuesday, could be seen inching closer to 30,000 mark in the district.

Six people lost their lives (one from rural and five from city) on Tuesday. Till now, 10,183 people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 in the district. Total tests taken were 11,377.

While patients who recovered on Tuesday were 2519, the total number of recovered patients stood at 503729.

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Nagpur reports 90 COVID cases in past 24 hours

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4 years ago

January 2, 2022

Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur

Nagpur’s COVID-19 tally on Sunday, January 2 reached 4,94,193 (till 5 pm) as 90 (73 city, nine rural) more people tested positive for the virus.

Also, five patients recovered on Sunday taking the number of recoveries to 4,83,664.

Till now, 10123 people have lost their lives due to COVID in the district. As of now, there are 406 active COVID patients in the district.

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ALARMING! Nagpur reports 88 COVID cases in past 24 hours

Published

4 years ago

December 31, 2021

Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur

Nagpur registered 88 (81 from city) new COVID-19 positive cases on Friday, December 31. Nagpur previously had recorded as minimum as six cases on December 24.