West Bengal primary schools to be reopened after evaluating Covid-19 situation: CM
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West Bengal government has decided to reopen primary schools after evaluating the Covid-19 situation, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
West Bengal schools will not be reopened until the state government reviews the situation. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that the Covid-19 situation will be reviewed before reopening primary schools in the state. Some caution should be exercised before reopening primary schools as there are warnings of another variant of coronavirus, she said.
Banerjee said that schools reopened for classes 8 to 12 on February 3, while open-air learning sessions for students up to class 7 started four days later under a project named 'Paray Shikshalay' (education centre at your locality).
"On reopening primary schools, we will wait for a few more days and review the Covid-19 situation. We have heard that a new variant (of the virus) is coming. We have to keep a tab on that," Banerjee said at a state government programme in Kolkata.
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