Schools to reopen, but cases in second-wave onset range
The Hindu
Health officials say the devastating wave is on the wane now
The daily COVID-19 caseload in Telangana when schools and other educational institutions were shut for the second time following signs of the pandemic second wave and the current case tally, exactly five months later, is nearly the same. Notwithstanding that, the State government has announced that all educational institutions will be reopened from September 1. On March 23, the State had recorded 431 cases when the Education Minister P. Sabitha Indira Reddy announced in the Assembly that all educational institutions, with the exception of medical colleges, will be closed from March 24. Back then, the daily tests varied from 60,000 to 70,000. Over the past four days (August 20-23), around 75,000 samples are being tested every day, leading to the detection of 350-370 infections. On Sunday, the number of tests fell to around 47,000 and only 231 cases were recorded.
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