Amid the ongoing corona crises in the national capital, Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday said until the government is completely assured that the national capital’s Covid-19 situation is under control, “no schools will reopen.” Speaking to the media, the health minister said, “The positivity rate in Delhi has come down to 8.5 percent in the last three weeks. A vaccine will hopefully soon be out. Until we are completely assured of the situation being in control, no schools will reopen.”

On Tuesday, Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia also had mentioned that schools are unlikely to reopen until a vaccine is available.

In recent days, Delhi has been the epicentre of the recent rise in the country’s Covid-19 cases. Delhi city recorded 5,246 new infections and 99 deaths on Wednesday, taking its overall caseload to 5,45,787 including 8,720 deaths. On November 11, Delhi had recorded its highest single-day Covid-19 case count of 8,593.

On Thursday, Jain’s cabinet and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) colleague Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai tweeted to announce he had tested positive for Covid-19. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was among eight chief ministers who attended a virtual meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this week to discuss the Covid-19 situation, as well as a distribution plan for a potential vaccine.

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