THE King Alfred School has released updated information regarding the return to school and Covid-19 testing. Students in Year 7 are to return to school this coming Monday, March 8, at 8.45am as per normal, with Year 8 students following on Tuesday, March 9, and Year 9 students on Wednesday, March 10 (both 8.45am). Lateral flow testing will take place for all students for whom the school has received consent. Students who test positive using a lateral flow test, or who show symptoms of Covid-19, will be sent home to isolate for 10 days - and they are expected to book a PCR test at a local test centre.
Chittorgarh: 20.30 hrs (20.35)
This scheme was drawn by keeping in mind the stops required on the way. Three years ago, in a November, I had driven to Ujjain from Lucknow, via Baran and Jhalawar. I had left Lucknow at 5.30 am and took diversion from Baran to Jhalawar at 1.50 pm, covering a distance of 558 kms. That was a day of performance. It was another story that I took another full seven hours to cover the next 280 kms to Ujjain from there on that day. Here, I was sure that such targets would be unrealistic considering that it was January and that there was no need to chase one’s own records. We should drive relaxed even if we drive fast and should not be under any compulsions. I was not under any compulsion in the Ujjain drive too. It so happened, that was the story.