As the COVID-19 situation in the national capital improves, the Delhi government on Friday announced that the schools in Delhi will reopen from September in a phased manner. As per the fresh notification by the Delhi government, schools for classes 9th to 12th will reopen from September 1, while schools for classes 6th to 8th will reopen from September 8.
The announcement came after a meeting between the Delhi government officials and the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) to discuss the phased-wise reopening of schools. The DDMA’s expert committee, during the meet, reportedly suggested reopening the schools first for Classes 9 to 12, then middle school and at last primary schools.