The Haryana Government has decided to shut schools for classes 1 to 8 till April 30 in view of the Covid-19 situation.
This was announced by Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday.
Khattar was present in Gurugram on Friday to chair an annual meeting of the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA).
"We are monitoring the situation in the state and are focusing on testing instead of 'Night curfew' or 'Lockdown'. In the coming days the government will increase testing at the market places, malls, bus stands, railway stations to curb infections. We don't need to panic in view of the surge in Covid-19 cases. We should work hard to fight against Covid-19 and need to follow covid guidelines," Khattar said.
The decision comes after many school students and teachers in different districts tested positive for coronavirus.
Government school students from several districts had recently tested positive for coronavirus infection after which these schools had been closed until further orders.
The students who were asymptomatic too had tested positive during a random sampling drive carried out by the health department for the schools.
Earlier, the state government had allowed classes from 3 to 12 to open in phased manner with the prior consent of parents.
Meanwhile, the state is witnessing a surge in the cases of COVID-19.
