Schools in Delhi-NCR have started functioning following a rise in the coron-19 cases and are taking several measures, including frequent sanitisation, to reduce the spread of the virus and thus avoid closing the premises. Other measures taken by schools include closing a classroom when someone tests positive and advising parents not to send their children without masks. However, everyone says that further closure of schools is not the answer.
According to S. Soni, head of The Shri Ram’s Wonder Years Rohini, the corona virus will never go away but the madness around it will end. This will be reduced to local, influenza and seasonal flu in the coming years.
The government’s decision to make masks optional in public places is the reason for the current spike in corona-19 cases. Strict protocols should be fully implemented without any delay in controlling the situation. He said the parenting community would be concerned if their child’s health suffers.
The number of school students who have tested positive in the city is on the rise, raising concerns among parents. The Delhi government has asked school authorities to close some branches or classrooms where necessary. A. Mittal, principal of MRG School, Rohini, said that they are taking all necessary measures to prevent the spread of corona-19, such as frequent cleaning and disinfecting of classrooms, practicing physical distancing, stretching and open to activity using places.
Reports of infection from schools have raised concerns, weeks after schools fully opened for offline classes except for two years due to the pandemic. New cases of the disease have been reported in private schools in the capital and new cases have been reported in schools near Noida and Ghaziabad. Corona virus cases and positivity cases have increased in Delhi in the last few days.
With a positive rate of 5.32 per cent in the last one day, there was a jump of nearly 27 per cent in the number of corona-19 cases in Delhi on Saturday. Sudha Acharya, president of the National Progressive Schools Conference (NPSC), which has over 119 schools in Delhi as a member, said shutting down entire schools was not an option. Event experts advise against it. A good option is to lock down some areas for sanitisation, – he said.
