Class 10 to 12 students in Delhi can visit schools from Monday for admission, board practicals

The Delhi government Sunday allowed students of class 10 to 12 to visit schools from Monday for work related to admission and practical activities for board exam and also said that health checkup camps situated on school campuses can resumeThrough an order issued Sunday evening the Delhi Disaster Management Authority DDMA also permitted the opening of weekly markets across the city from Monday with a rider that the vendors and visitors shall follow Covidappropriate behaviourThe DDMA however specified that schools coaching centres and colleges will remain closed for teaching purposesStudents of class 10 to 12 in the city are permitted to visit their schools from August 9 Monday for admissionrelated work including counselling guidance and practical activities for board examHealth checkups and referral services situated in schools or conducted from there can resume Children of all age may visit these centres accompanied by their parents or guardians the DDMA order statedIt said the Directorate of Education shall issue appropriate guidelines with respect to these permitted activities to ensure that Covid19 protocols are followed and children safety is ensuredThe government had last month said that auditoriums and assembly halls in schools and educational institutions can be used for training and meeting purposes with 50 per cent occupancySchools in the national capital were closed in March last year ahead of a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of novel coronavirus Schools were partially reopened for classes 9 to 12 in January this year but were again closed in April in view of the aggressive second wave of Covid19The DDMA order also said All weekly markets are allowed subject to strict compliance of guidelines issued by the government No unauthorised weekly market is allowed to functionThe order added that roadside weekly markets will not be allowedThe weekly markets were closed after a lockdown was imposed in Delhi on April 19 due to a surge in cases during the second Covid19 waveLater in midJune one weekly market in each municipal zone was allowed to open with strict adherence to Covidappropriate behaviour and official guidelinesAccording to rough estimates there are around 2700 weekly markets that open on designated days in 12 of the municipal zones Delhi Cantonment and the New Delhi Municipal Council Around four lakh people depend on them for earning a livelihood vendors claimIn case any field officer of DDMA finds that COVID appropriate behaviour or prescribed SOPs and guidelines are not being followed in any weekly market then such market will be closed by the District Magistrate and Zonal Deputy Commissioner of municipal body concerned without any loss of time so as to completely avoid and prevent any upsurge and likelihood of next wave in DelhiRTPCR tests of vendors or customers of weekly markets shall be conducted on random basis by the DM concerned regularly In case of positive report test report action should be taken as per the protocol prescribed by Health department with regard to quarantine contact tracing and treatment etc the DDMA order saidThe order by DDMA will be in force till August 23This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever