Schools reopen in Karnataka and Kerala; Assam schools see zero turnout- In pics

New Delhi: In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools had remained shut and held online classes to keep the children safe from the virus. On January 1, schools in several states including Karnataka, Kerala and Assam have decided to reopen their schools to physical education. Although the turnout was good in Kerala and Karnataka, schools in Assam saw a very low tunout.

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A classroom of a school being sanitised, in Assam's Nagaon district on Dec 31, 2020. The government of Assam has decided to reopen the schools in the state from January 1, 2021 for students of all classes.

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Kochi Mayor M Anil Kumar visits a school in the city after the Kerala state government permits the reopening of schools for the students of class 10th and 12th.

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School reopens for classes 10th and 12th in Bengaluru. "Offline classes are better in comparison to online classes. I'm feeling good to be able to come to school. We are following COVID guidelines," a student said to ANI.

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Schools reopened for all classes in Assam but no children attended the first day. "Not a single student came to school today. Since we've to stay till the end of the day, we decided to do some recreation among ourselves," says Principal-in-charge, Gopal Boro Govt Hr. Sec School in Ganeshguri area of Dispur to ANI.

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