In view of the rising cases of Covid-19 across Maharashtra, the schools in Mumbai will remain closed for students of classes 1-9 and 11. The students in classes 10 and 12 will be allowed to attend the offline classes as the Maharashtra Board exams are around the corner.
The students had demanded that the exams should be deferred soon after the Maharashtra School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad tested positive for Covid-19. The state has recorded the highest number of Omicron cases. Maharashtra has logged the maximum number of 510 cases, followed by Delhi (351), Kerala (156), Gujarat (136), Tamil Nadu (121), and Rajasthan (120).
