Gaikwad said students in grades 1 and 2 have never been to schools due to the coronavirus pandemic for the last two years
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Amid rising coronavirus in Maharashtra, state Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad on Monday said that schools will reopen on June 15 with all possible precautions in the state.
“Schools will open with all necessary precautions on June 15 which has been the date for reopening of schools (after summer vacation),” the minister said.
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The daily graph of Covid-19 cases in the city fell below the 700-mark for the first time after June 1 with the city reporting 676 fresh infections on Monday, 285 less than the day before.
The state cabinet on Monday instructed the administration to ensure that people in the districts with rising Covid-19 cases wear the protective gear. It, however, asked not to penalise the violators.
Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad and Pune are some of the places where the test positivity rate is high.
"The government has not taken any decision on making the use of masks mandatory but we are urging people to wear masks. Instead of falling ill, citizens should observe hygiene, wear the mask and follow social distancing," Tope had tweeted.
मास्क बाबत राज्य शासनाने कोणतीही सक्ती केली नसून मात्र नागरिकांनी मास्क वापरावे असे आवाहन आम्ही करत आहोत. आजार होण्यापेक्षा मास्क वापर, स्वच्छता, सोशल डिस्टन्सचे नियम नागरिकांनी पाळावेत.
— Rajesh Tope (@rajeshtope11) June 6, 2022
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(With inputs from PTI)
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