KMC requested not to open a school for at least one month:
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has urged the school management committee not to reopen the school immediately, saying the risk of the Covid-19 epidemic has not yet subsided. In a discussion with experts a few days ago, KMC has asked not to open a school for at least one month and to continue teaching alternative studies. It is not clear what is the status of the virus in the Kathmandu Valley. It is winter now and schools were closed under normal circumstances. Experts suggested not to rush to open the school as the weather is suitable for the spread of the virus.
Stating that at least one thousand people tested positive for the virus in the last five thousand tests, KMC suggested continuing the alternative medium without re-opening the school with immediate physical participation. The ministerial decision of Kartik 20 had approved the school operation framework 2077 and handed it over to the local level to take forward the educational activities of the school in case the epidemic is not under control.
Stating that some of the schools that came into operation on the basis of this decision are also closed again after seeing the infection, KMC Education Department Chief Namaraj Dhakal said that although the fear of Coivd is less now, the risk of infection is not less. The risk is also high as Kathmandu, Lalitpur and some places in Bhaktapur are densely populated. The transition is seen here every day, after opening the school, there is talk of opening a dormitory. When it comes to driving a school bus. How to manage it, hurry up to open the school should not cause the problem of not being able to afford tomorrow. Instead, alternative education will be strengthened, said Dhakal. At present, there are 91 community and 541 institutional schools in the district.
