Skip to main content

Are We Ready to Open Schools? Is It Safe?


With the country in the middle of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, the cases of Covid-19 are accelerating once again in the country. With an increase in the daily number of cases, some states are planning to re-open the schools whereas some have already ordered to do so. The director of AIIMS warned that the second wave of Covid-19 has already begun in India. Now the question that arises is Are We Ready to Open the Schools?

The Union Ministry of Education under Unlock 5.0 passed the guidelines for re-opening of schools from October 15. While some states have already re-opened the schools from November 2, some are still figuring out on when to re-open them whereas few of them are waiting for the festive season to get over.

List of Opening Date of Schools:

Arunachal Pradesh: November 16(Classes 10 and 12)

Maharashtra: November 23(Classes 9 to 12)

Gujarat: November 23 

Haryana: November 16

Goa: November 21(Classes 10 and 12)

What Happened when schools reopened in various states and countries?

Andhra Pradesh: After the schools reopened in Andhra Pradesh, 879 teachers and 575 students has tested positive for Covid-19 till now, setting a cautionary tale for other states.

Uttarakhand: 80 teachers from 23 schools tested positive in Pauri Garhwal district after the schools were reopened for classes X and XII.

Haryana: After the schools reopened on November 2, three students of government school has tested positive for Covid-19 so far in Nirwana. The schools and colleges are set to reopen again from November 16.

Himachal Pradesh: 40 teachers tested positive for Covid-19 after the schools reopened in the state. 

Mizoram: 8 students were infected with Covid-19 after the reopening of schools. 

Around 97,000 Kids tested positive after schools reopened in US. 

Parent's Views on reopening of schools

With a surge in the cases of Covid-19 in the country about 71% of Parents feel that it isn't the right time to reopen schools in country and will not be sending their kids to school even if it reopens.

About 28 per cent parents are in favor of opening schools in the year 2020 whereas 34 per cent parents feels that the schools should not reopen before the academic year 2021.

Keeping in mind Covid-19 combined with smog in the month of November-December, the schools shouldn't reopen at this time of year as it might make the situation more dangerous and terrifying.

Comment your views on reopening of schools and colleges in the country and will you prefer to send your kids to school.


COVID-19 Vaccine- When can we expect one? https://thearticleisticmind.blogspot.com/2020/10/covid-vaccine-when-can-we-expect-one.html 

WHY ISN'T THE US ELECTIONS 2020 VERDICT THE LAST STEP? https://thearticleisticmind.blogspot.com/2020/11/why-isnt-us-elections-2020-verdict-last.html

Is 100% cut-off justifiable?https://thearticleisticmind.blogspot.com/2020/10/is-100-cut-off-justifiable.html

US ELECTIONS 2020- When and Why is it important? https://thearticleisticmind.blogspot.com/2020/10/us-elections-2020-when-and-why-is-it.html 


Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

How Much Efficient should a Coronavirus Vaccine be? How Much Efficient are the Top Vaccines?

The world is in the midst of the deadly  Covid-19 pandemic . An increment in the numbers of daily cases around the world is terrifying. The researchers are working hard and round the clock to find a vaccine to this deadly virus. A number of vaccines are going through different phases. But how much efficient should a vaccine be to stop the pandemic? Let us learn about the minimum efficiency required and the various vaccines in making. Will a vaccine alone be enough to stop the pandemic? It  depends on the efficiency of a vaccine. A vaccine with a higher efficiency rate might be able to stop this pandemic whereas a vaccine with low efficiency rate might not be enough to stop this pandemic alone. What Does the Computer Simulations Show? The computer simulations introduces the Covid-19 virus with the virtual population with different ways and can show scenarios spreading it from person to person. The results of the simulation indicates how vaccin...
Post a Comment
Read more

WHY ISN'T THE US ELECTIONS 2020 VERDICT THE LAST STEP?

The US media on Saturday declared Joe Biden as the winner of the US Presidential Elections 2020 after he defeated Donald Trump in the key state of Pennsylvania securing enough electoral college votes to defeat Donald Trump but the Saturday's verdict isn't the last step . In today's blog we will learn of WHAT'S NEXT and Why isn't the verdict of Saturday the last step . According to a system tweaked over the past two centuries , there's a month-long timeline during which a 538 member electoral college picks the president of US . A MONTH-LONG TIMELINE!!! REALLY? Yes, When the citizens of America vote for the presidential candidate, they actually vote for the electors in their state . The number of electors is equal to the number of electoral votes held by the state. THE MONTH-LONG TIMELINE When the states are done with the counting of votes and certifying the results of the votes, the governors are required to prepare the As Soon As Possible documents kn...
Post a Comment
Read more

Covid Vaccine- When can we expect one?

The world is facing the imbroglios Covid-19 from a long time now. Each and every person has the same question in mind that is "When will we get a Covid vaccination ?" . Let us try to find an answer to this question. What is a Vaccination? A vaccination is a kind of medicine which trains the immune system to fight a disease or germ. It prepares the body to make antigens or antibodies. A vaccination is generally administered through needles. A vaccine can take upto 10  years to develop and to be ready to use for public.  What are the different stages of vaccine development? A vaccine has to go through different stages before it is made available to the public. Pre-Clinical Trials: This research is done in the laboratories on cells and animals. Pre-clinical trials indicates about the efficiency and safety of the vaccine. Phase I trials: In this phase, r esearchers monitors the kidney, liver, hormone and cardiac functions to look for adverse affects in human volunteers.It take...
1 comment
Read more