Covid on the rise! No physical classes for kids under 12 in Manipur

July 23: Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases in the state, the Manipur government on Friday said all physical classes for children below 12 years or up to Class 7 shall remain suspended till August 7. The order further stated that children below 12 years of age are more vulnerable to get infected by Covid-19 as they are yet to get vaccinated.

“All Schools (Government/ Government Aided/ Private/ affiliated to CBSE, etc) located in the State shall not conduct physical classes for children below twelve years of age i.e. upto Class VII and the school shall remain closed for these students till 07.08.2022 in public interest,” the order said.

It added that Classes 8 and above will be allowed to reopen from July 25 while observing COVID-appropriate behaviour and adhering to government’s guidelines.

According to the State Covid-19 Common Control Room reports issued on Friday, 79 people tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours and registered a single day positivity rate of 8.4%. With this figure, the number of active cases has increased to 644.