Covid 19 surge: Now, Yogi Adityanath government announces closure of UP schools till THIS date

UP school closure news: Rising Covid 19 cases have forced several state governments to close schools for indefinite time. Latest to join the list of states that have shut schools and other educational institutes is Uttar Pradesh. Yogi Adityanath government on Sunday (April 11) announced that all government as well as private schools for classes 1 to 12 along with other educational institutions in the state will remain closed till April 30.  

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Alarmed by the highest single-day spike in the state this year, the state government decided to close all schools till the end of this month. Uttar Pradesh recorded 15,353 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday.  

Meanwhile, clarifying on upcoming exams, the state government also said that the examinations will be conducted as per the schedule and asked all teaching and non-teaching staff to continue to attend their respective institutions, said Zee News.  

With 15,353 new COVID-19 infections reported today in the state, the caseload in Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday, climbed to 6,92,092. The active COVID-19 cases in the state stands at 71,241, while 6,11,622 patients have recovered from the infection so far.  

Earlier, to curb the rise of COVID-19 cases in the country, the Yogi Adityanath government imposed night curfew in all districts which recorded more than 500 active cases.  

The Union Health Ministry, on Sunday, also informed that UP is among the ten states which have contributed nearly 81 per cent of the 152,879 cases registered by the country in the last 24 hours.