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Bihar govt orders closure of schools, colleges till April 11
Bihar government has announced the closure of all schools, colleges, and coaching institutions till April 11 amid rising coronavirus cases across the state. The decision was taken by the crisis management group of the state government after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar consulted officials at a high-level meeting on Saturday to consider shutting down the schools and colleges amid a surge in Covid-19 infections.
Nitish has directed officials not to allow any large public gathering and put a cap on the number in marriage and birthday parties.
The Chief Minister has also asked Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Singh, who is also the chief of the crisis management group, to ramp up the rapid antigen and RT-PCR tests in every district of the state.
Wearing a mask and keeping individual hand sanitizer is compulsory for the students.
Only 50% of the students will be allowed to attend the classes at a time.
The college authority must make sure to keep hand sanitizers in each classroom.
The colleges should also maintain the alternate seating arrangement.
Physical or social distancing inside the campus is mandatory.
The government has asked the colleges to ensure that students must wear face masks at all times and maintain social distance inside the campus. The random medical test will be conducted for students and faculties to ensure no one is Covid asymptotic.