Announces closure of educational institutions
Newmai News Network
Aizawl | March 16
The Mizoram government on Monday announced closure of all educational institutions, both government and private, for two weeks, commencing from March 17 till March 31, as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
An official informed this reporter that a meeting of state Health department under the leadership of Health minister Dr. R. Lalthangliana on Monday unanimously decided to take preventive measures by shutting down all educational institutions, including pre-schools from March 17 to March 31 under “The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 (Act No. 3 of 1897). He also said that the meeting also decided to ban picnic, cinema halls and swimming pools to prevent mass gathering for the same period. The meeting also agreed to continue with banning of mass gathering in hospitals and also prohibited outsiders to visit inmates of residential institutions, de-addiction centres and children homes, he said.
A request would be sent to all churches through Mizoram Kohhran Hruaitute Committee (MKHC) for the campaign, the official said.
Meanwhile, the Mizoram University (MZU) and its constituent Pachhunga University College (PUC),in separate orders on Monday,have announced suspension of classes from Tuesday to April 3 in the wake of novel coronavirus outbreak.
MZU registrar Prof Lal Nundanga said that the decision was taken as per the Centre's directive to prevent the spread of coronavirus. However, offices will remain open and both teaching and non-teaching staffs will come to the universities during the suspension," he said, adding that the order will be reviewed on March 27. He then said that students will be allowed to collect study materials and filling up of examination forms during the closure period.
