DTMT Network

In view of new COVID-19 infections reported from schools, the Ladakh administration has ordered to shut all the schools and residential hostels in Leh for the next fortnight starting from September 18, 2021.

The order issued on September 17, 2021 said that the situation will be reviewed later, and the online classes will continue with Standard Operating Protocols.

“All (Govt./Private) schools including residential hostels in Leh district shall remain closed for imparting in-person classes with immediate effect for 15 days, ie. from September 18 to October 2, thereafter, the situation shall be reviewed again. However, online classes shall be encouraged with COVID SOPs,” the directive stated.

An office order issued by the Chairman of District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) of Leh also instructed the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Education Officer of the district to make sure that children leaving their residential schools/hostels for their homes undergo a compulsory RT-PCR test and a seven-day home quarantine with their family members irrespective of their test results.

Earlier, the office of the district magistrate had recorded the outbreak of a cluster of coronavirus infections from a school.

The educational institutions in the union territory reopened on September 1 after all schools were shut in April in Ladakh after a surge in coronavirus infections.

Meanwhile, Ladakh on September 17, 2021 witnessed one new COVID-19 infection taking the overall active cases in the union territory to 109; 106 in Leh and 3 in Kargil district.