Delhi Reopens Schools And Colleges, Allows 100% Staff in Offices As COVID-19 Cases Drop | Fresh Guidelines Here

New Delhi: As the overall pandemic situation of the national capital has shown an improvement, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Friday decided to reopen schools, colleges, and other e

New Delhi: As the overall pandemic situation of the national capital has shown an improvement, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Friday decided to reopen schools, colleges, and other educational institutions, news agency ANI reported quoting sources. For the unversed, normal classes in the city were briefly resumed before being closed again on December 28 last year in view of the third wave of COVID-19 driven by the Omicron variant.

Furthermore, the DDMA has decided to reduce night curfew timings by one hour (between 11 pm & 5 am). Earlier, the night curfew started from 10 pm. Moreover, it has also allowed offices to function with 100% attendance in Delhi. The decision to ease restrictions and open schools was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by L-G Baijal.

Key decisions taken by DDMA in the high-level meeting here

• Single drivers in cars to be exempted from mask mandate.
• Gyms to open with restrictions.
• Offices to function with 100% capacity.
• Schools to open in a phased manner.
• Schools for classes 9th-12th to reopen from Feb 7.
• Teachers who aren’t vaccinated will not be permitted.

DDMA allows offices to function with 100% attendance in Delhi. Single drivers in cars to be exempted from mask mandate. Gyms to open with restrictions: Sources

— ANI (@ANI) February 4, 2022

Meanwhile, the number of active coronavirus cases in the national capital registered a fall of over 60 per cent in the last week. While daily cases count, positivity rate and several other metrics have shown a downtrend in the past several days, the number of deaths reported here due to Covid, has not abated much in the last few weeks.