Masked students, thermal scanning, and volunteers guiding staggered entry and exit for students was a common sight at the schools which reopened on Monday. Pic/AFP

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) had last week announced that schools would reopen for all classes from November 1, even though teaching and learning would continue in blended mode. Pic/AFP

The DDMA has said students, teachers and non-teaching staff living in Covid containment zones will not be allowed to come to schools and colleges. Pic/PTI

DDMA has also said the area being used for activities like ration distribution and vaccination should be separated from the area that will be used for academic activities. Pic/PTI

Schools in Delhi were ordered to shut last year in March ahead of a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the pandemic. Pic/AFP

According to the guidelines, there should be a gap of at least one hour between the exit of the last group of the morning shift and entry of the first group of evening shifts in double-shifted schools and colleges. Pic/AFP

Children can not share their food, books, and other stationery items with each other. Pic/AFP

Several private schools, however, have chosen to defer the reopening post Diwali. Pic/AFP

Children play inside a classroom in Delhi on Monday as schools reopen after 19 months. Pic/AFP

The decision to reopen schools came as Delhi continues to report less than 100 cases of Covid-19 daily. Pic/AFP