Lucknow: Amid a fresh spurt of Covid cases in Uttar Pradesh, the state government on Sunday ordered closure of all schools till January 16 and said the night curfew will continue to be in force between 10 pm and 6 am in the state.
The government, in a statement said, the night curfew, which happened to be in force between 11 pm and 6 am since December 25 had been extended by two hours on Tuesday.

"All schools will remain closed till January 16, but online classes will be held as usual,” UP's Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra said in a statement, adding that the night curfew in the state will continue to be between 10 pm and 6 am.

“Officials of all the concern departments shall remain present for COVID management," he added. Mishra further said that district magistrates and police superintendents and commissioners along with officials of the medical department will review the fresh Covid cases so that the pandemic could be contained.

Pondicherry schools to remain closed from January 10

All schools conducting offline classes for students from classes 1 to 9 will remain shut from Monday in the Union Territory due to unabated rise in number of COVID-19 cases.

Home and Education Minister A Namassivayam said in a release that online classes would resume for students of classes 1 to 9 as holiday has been declared for these classes from tomorrow until further orders. 
Director of School Education P T Rudra Goud said all schools including the privately managed and government aided institutions would remain closed in view of ‘surge in number of daily cases,’ until further orders.

Department had recommended to the government to declare holiday for the schools conducting classes for students of classes 1 to 9 in view of virtually alarming trend of occurrence of fresh cases.

The government reopened schools for classes 1 to 9 on December 4 with the pandemic situation showing signs of abatement.

However, since last few days the new cases is on the increase and it touched 444 cases during last 24 hours ending 10 am Sunday. 
The government has already dispensed with physical conduct of the 25th National Youth Festival and has announced that it would be inaugurated on January 12 by Prime Minister through virtual mode from Delhi on January 12.

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