Physical sessions for classes 9 to 12, which have been shut in Goa since the outbreak of Covid-19 last year, may resume before the Diwali festival, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said.

An expert committee of doctors has given its go-ahead for the resumption of these classes in a phased manner, Sawant told reporters on September 29. The decision of the expert committee would be placed before the state Covid-19 Task Force, which will take a final call on it, he said.