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Omicron threat! Maharashtra government to shut schools, colleges again?

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Amid rising Omicron cases in Maharashtra, state minister Aaditya Thackeray has said that a decision to close schools and colleges in Maharashtra would be taken after reviewing the situation for 15 days. Aaditya made the statement while talking to reporters on the sidelines of a convocation ceremony of Mumbai University. He appealed to the people to remain vigilant.
“People need to stay masked up. The decision regarding school and college will be taken after looking at the situation 15 days from now. This is anyway the holiday season. It is not a great idea to close down the campuses”, said AAditya Thackeray.
Earlier, Maharashtra school education minister Varsha Eknath Gaikwad had said that if Omicron cases continue to rise, the government may shut down colleges and schools again. “If Omicron cases continue to rise, we may take a call to shut the schools again. We are monitoring the situation”, news agency ANI quoted had Gaikwad as saying.

 

It is to be noted that normal classes for standards 1-7 in the urban areas and 1-4 in the rural areas resumed in Maharashtra from December 1. Classes from 1 to 7 resumed on December 16 in Pune.

 

Meanwhile, Maharashtra recorded 2,172 fresh coronavirus cases on Tuesday, an increase of 50 per cent from 1,426 infections recorded a day before. Maharashtra, however, did not record any fresh case of Omicron in the last 24 hours. The state has so far recorded 167 cases of Omicron.
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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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