Mumbai Mayor announced schools reopening date

Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar on Thursday said that the decision of re-opening of schools in Mumbai and surrounding areas will be taken after Diwali. Earlier, a task force has presented standard operating procedures for re-opening of schools in the entire Maharashtra.

The expert panel has recommended full vaccination for both teaching and non-teaching staff. There has been severe uncertainty among both the parents and schools as far as education of kids is concerned.

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With the number of active cases falling below 40,000, experts say the second wave is gradually on the decline and the state is edging towards pre-second wave levels. A recent serosurvey has found that around 87% of Mumbai’s population has developed antibodies against coronavirus.

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