Himachal orders closure of all educational institutions till May 1

All educational institutions in Himachal Pradesh including schools, colleges and universities will remain closed till May 1 in view of sharp rise in covid cases. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jairam Thakur with senior officers to review the Covid-19 situation on Monday.

It was also decided that faculty of schools, colleges and universities will not come for duty till 1st of next month. State government has also decided to put complete restrictions on transfers of field functional staff.

The Chief Minister said he recently visited three districts of the State and took stock of the Covid-19 situation. The state Cabinet meeting will be held on Thursday to take a few more decisions to contain the spread of Covid-19 virus.