The third Covid-19 wave has forced the schools, which had reopened their campus for students barely a month ago, to revert to the online mode of learning. The BMC on Monday issued a circular, asking all schools in the city to stop offline classes. Several private institutions had already decided to hold online lessons only in view of the rising Covid-19 cases. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has taken the decision amid a rapid growth in Covid-19 cases due to the highly infectious Omicron variant.

“Considering the increasing spread of infection of Omicron, all schools in the BMC’s jurisdiction, irrespective of the boards they are affiliated to, should be closed for offline functioning until January 31, 2022. Students of Stds I to IX and Std XI will continue learning online as per the previous arrangements. Only children in the 15-18 years age group can be called to campus if the schools are taking them for vaccination.”