In what comes as a markedly significant announcement, the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has decided that schools and colleges in the state will not be allowed to reopen their doors from tomorrow (i.e. September 21, Monday) in view of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak.
The announcement takes important shape because an earlier notification had declared that from September 21, schools from Classes 9-12 and colleges would be resuming in Uttar Pradesh. However, the Uttar Pradesh state government has decided to not open schools and colleges now, given the COVID-19 situation.
According to officials of the Secondary Education Department, the reopening of schools and colleges in UP is not possible in the current situation in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the state.
The administration has decided that resuming schools and…