School and mass education minister S R Dash, in a statement, said the decision was taken after officials visited various primary schools across the state and held discussions with the stakeholders.
Odisha government issues fresh guidelines ahead of Christmas, New Year - Check full list - There will be strict vigilance on crowding and gathering during the above occasions, the order said.
Bhubaneswar-based Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) confirmed the existence of the variant in the two patients after conducting the genome sequencing of 12 samples