The Delhi government on Friday announced the closure of all government and private schools across the state till further notice owing to the rapid spread of Covid-19.
The decision, which was announced by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Twitter, has been taken due to the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in the national capital in the past few days.
Many states and union territories including the national capital have announced new restrictions such as night curfews amid a spurt in coronavirus infections that has pushed new case numbers to record highs.
Most of the classes were already suspended in Delhi but students of class 9 to 12 had to attend schools in view of their board exams.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain had recently said that it seems the younger population was getting afflicted more by the coronavirus in the fourth wave of the pandemic here.
Surjitt Sahani
