The educational institute was closed in Assam in view of corona pandemic. Now, the Assam government has decided to reopen the schools and all other educational institutes in the state from January 1, 2021. The schools will be reopening in Assam after more than 10 months.

Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma  said,  “All institutes from elementary to university level will be resuming normal functioning from January 1." Though all educational institutes are reopening in the state, the nursery and primary level classes will be conducted in a staggered manner from January 1 to avoid overcrowding in the classrooms and maintain proper social distancing.

Meanwhile, the state's corona caseload mounted to 2,15,755 with detection 95 fresh cases on Thursday and 1,033 people have succumbed to the disease. The number of active cases stood at 3,456, while 2,11,283 people have recovered from the infection.Chief Secretary Jishnu Barua had on Thursday issued fresh COVID-19 guidelines, restricting large gatherings during the Christmas and new year celebrations.

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