BMC decides to reopen schools in Mumbai from this date

Mumbai, Nov 25: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has reportedly decided to reopen the schools in Mumbai for classes 1-7 from 15 December.

The physical classes, which were scheduled to begin on 1 December, were delayed in view of the emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in the world.

The Maharashtra government had given its nod for the reopening of the classes last week for standard 1-4 in rural areas and standard 1-7 in urban areas from December 1. However, it was delayed by two weeks after Omicron cases were detected in Mumbai.

Schools across Maharashtra resumed physical sessions for classes 5 to 12 from October 4 after being shut for over 18 months in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In Maharashtra, physical classes in schools were stopped in March 2020, after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra on Sunday reported 709 new Covid-19 cases with 16 deaths. The total number of the caseload of the state rose to 66,43,883 including 6,441 active cases. A total of 18 Omicron cases reported in the state.

However, a formal announcement on school reopening is awaited.