Manipur Schools Closed till July 24 Due to Covid Surge

GG News Bureau

Imphal, 13th July. Due to the rise in coronavirus cases, the Manipur government has ordered the closure of all schools until next week.

In an official order issued on Tuesday, Schools Education Commissioner H Gyan Prakash stated that the state’s test positivity rate was over 15%.

According to the order, all government, state-aided, and private schools affiliated with other boards will be closed with immediate effect till July 24 in the public interest.

Many schools were set to reopen on July 16 following the summer break.

Chief Minister N Biren Singh previously stated that the government would discuss the safety of children under the age of 12 because there was no effective Covid-19 vaccine for them in the current situation in Manipur.

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