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Summer vacations declared in Nagaland amid spike in Covid-19 cases

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Due to the sudden surge of Covid-19 cases across the state, the government of Nagaland has asked all the schools and colleges to shut down with immediate effect for summer vacations for the safety of all the students and staff members.

To control the surge of Covid-19 cases in the state, Chief Secretary J Alam issued fresh guidelines which will be in force from Friday till May 13. The guidelines said summer vacation in all schools and colleges would start with immediate effect.

It said all coaching or vocational institutions and student hostels have been closed but online or distance learning shall continue to be permitted. Educational institutes will reopen after reviewing the situation surrounding the pandemic in May.

The guidelines issued by the government further said that all cinema halls, swimming pools, gymnasiums, entertainment parks, auditoriums, theatres, assembly halls, sports complexes and stadiums, and similar places shall be closed.

Nagaland board exams 2021

The Nagaland Class 10 and Class 12 board exams were conducted as per the official schedule despite the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic across the country. The exams were conducted with several Covid-19 SOPs in place.

The Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) commenced the board exams for class 12 students on April 6 while the board exams for Class 10 students began on April 7. Students were asked to wear masks and maintain social distance at the exam centres.

The government of Nagaland decided to shut down the schools up to Class 8 across the state on April 19 due to the rise in Covid-19 cases. The schools were ordered to remain closed with immediate effect till the Covid-19 situation in the state is better.

The kindergarten or pre-primary classes in all the schools will also remain closed, while regular lessons for Class 9 to 12 are being conducted. Now, classes have been suspended across the state and will resume after May.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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