Himachal Pradesh on Monday reported 234 fresh COVID-19 cases and three deaths following which the State Government decided to continue the closure of schools.
There were 1616 active cases in the state till the evening.
The schools in Himachal will remain closed till September 25 due to COVID-19 situation.
An order issued by Ram Subhag Singh, Chief Secretary and Chairperson of State Executive Committee stated, “All schools shall continue to remain closed, except residential schools, further up to September 25. Teaching and non-teaching staff shall continue to attend schools. For residential schools, standard operating procedure developed by the Department of Education will be followed to prevent any spread of COVID-19.”
The State Government had last week ordered closure of schools till September 21.