Imphal, June 1 (PTI): The Manipur government has extended the closure of schools until further orders due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation, officials said on Tuesday.
The state government had declared summer vacation in the schools from May 1 to May 31 to tackle the surge in coronavirus cases. Commissioner Education (Schools) T Ranjit in an order said, there is still a need to close down all schools in public interest after due consideration of the prevailing COVID-19 positive cases and fatalities.
The order also said that "online classes will be resumed/ continued as usual with immediate effect". All coaching classes and hostels will also remain closed, it said.
The state on Tuesday reported 798 new COVID-19 cases pushing the tally to 51,549. 18 fresh fatalities were also registered to take the death toll to 825.
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