HARYANA SHUTS SCHOOLS TILL APR 30

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government on Friday announced consolidated guidelines to contain the spread of COVID-19, ordering closure of schools, colleges and coaching institutes till April 30 and capping the number of attendees at gatherings and passengers in vehicles. All schools, colleges, coaching institutions, Industrial Training Institutes, libraries and training institutes, whether government-funded or private, shall remain closed in the state till April 30, officials said. Admission processes and other administrative work will continue in schools as before, they said. Earlier, schools had been closed till April 30 for students up to Class 8.