Delhi added 38 new Covid-19 cases and there were no additional deaths on Wednesday, according to data from the state government's daily health bulletin. The positivity rate of samples tested was 0.06 %, a level where it has remained for months now.
Sisodia, who is also the Delhi education minister, said that suspension of in-person classes is “affecting the overall growth of the children”.
"The government, the officials in the DDMA and experts are of the opinion that suspension or in-person classes in schools are tremendously affecting overall growth in children. The Authority feels it is now safe to restart schools fully. From November 1, all public and private schools will be allowed to open all classes for in-person attendance," Sisodia said at a news briefing after the DDMA meeting.
Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, the vice chairperson of DDMA, and experts including Niti Ayog member (health), VK Paul, and National Centre for Disease Control director, Dr SK Singh, were also present at the DDMA meeting chaired by Delhi lieutenant governor Anil Baijal.
Sisodia said parents will not be forced to send their children to school and classes will continue in a hybrid mode.
"No parent will be forced to send their children to schools. Online classes will continue," Sisodia said, adding that all other educational institutions can also reopen from Monday.
Schools in Delhi have been shut since March last year when Covid-19 cases first started rising in the country. Classes resumed for a brief period in January and February this year, but were suspended as the brutal second wave (fourth for the Capital) of Covid-19 took hold in MarchApril.
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