Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has decided to reopen schools for class 12 students and colleges for undergraduate and postgraduate students from 15 July.
Issuing fresh guidelines, the State government said that only 50 per cent of students will be allowed to attend campuses. It also added that the students can attend physical classes on a voluntary basis. However, physical attendance will not be made mandatory, it said.
Schools and colleges will have to follow strict Covid-19 guidelines and follow the
standard operating principles including mandatory masks, social distancing, sanitization among others.
The State government has also decided to lift the night curfew in 10 out of 18 urban areas amid a sharp drop in daily new Covid-19 cases in the State. Currently, a curfew between 10 pm to 6 am is in force in 18 cities and towns.