Bihar Extends Closure Of Schools, Colleges Till April 18 Amid COVID Spike

Bihar schools closed: According to a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), all schools, colleges and coaching institutions in the state will remain shut till April 18.

Schools in Bihar will continue to remain shut for one more week. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on April 9 chaired a high-level meeting to assess the COVID-19 situation in the state. According to a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), all schools, colleges and coaching institutions in the state will remain shut till April 18. कोविड-19 से संबधित उच्च स्तरीय समीक्षा बैठक कर अधिकारियों को आवश्यक निर्देश दिया।कोरोना के प्रति सभी सजग रहें, कोरोना गाइडलाइन का सख्ती से पालन करें, मास्क का प्रयोग करें, आपस में दूरी बनाकर रखें एवं हमेशा हाथ धोते रहें। https://t.co/TuIFM91Zac pic.twitter.com/9fVgPKSGSk The Bihar Government on April 3 extended the closure of educational institutions till April 11, in view of the rising COVID-19 cases in the state. Schools in the state were scheduled to reopen on April 5. Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases, several states have decided to shut down schools, or extended the closure. On April 9, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar also announced that schools for Classes 1 to 8 will remain closed till April-end.