DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 8: The state Government has issued Standard Operating Procedures for conducting physical/offline classes for Classes 9 to 12 in context of COVID-19 pandemic throughout the state.
In a notification, Chief Secretary J Alam stated that physical/offline classes would be up to 50% capacity and any student, who has completed 15 years of age, shall be allowed to attend only if he/she has taken at least one dose of vaccine against COVID-19 or has been tested negative for COVID-19 through either RT-PCR/ TrueNat/ CBNAAT once in every 15 days. Further, all teachers and non-teaching staff of the School concerned shall be fully vaccinated (taken both the doses) against COVID-19, and if not vaccinated, then the person concerned should have been tested negative for COVID-19 through either RT-PCR or TrueNat or CBNAAT once in every 15 days.
The Government has also issued SOPs for conduct of physical/offline classes in Colleges and technical institutes in the State.
According to the notification, the physical/offline classes shall be up to 50% capacity, and any student shall be allowed to attend only if he/she is fully vaccinated, and if below 18 years of age (and above 15 years of age), should have taken at least one dose of vaccine against COVID-19. ln case the aforesaid vaccination criteria is not fulfilled, then the student concerned should have tested negative for COVID-19 through either RT-PCR/TrueNat/CBNAAT once in every 15 days.
Further, all teachers and non-teaching staff of the college/technical institute concerned should also be fully vaccinated (taken both the doses) against COVID-19, and if not vaccinated, then the person concerned should have been tested negative for COVID-19 through either RT-PCR or TrueNat or CBNAAT once in every 15 days.
(Page News Service)
