Itanagar: In view of the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases in the state, the Arunachal Pradesh government has decided to close all the schools, including hostels, from April 26, an official said on Saturday.
The internal examinations held so far in the Arunachal government schools would be counted for assessment of students, and the tests that are scheduled on or after April 26 stand cancelled.
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The summer vacation of all students of the state-run schools will commence on April 26 and end on May 31. However, teachers have been asked to come to school for the internal evaluation work, the official said.
Teachers and staffers concerned may be called by the head of an institution to the school for the purpose, an education department circular said.
According to the circular, issued by Education Commissioner Niharika Rai on Friday, the District Institute for Education and Training (DIET) will also remain closed.
As of Friday, at least 134 more people, including 10 security personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, pushing the tally in the northeastern state to 17,430, a senior health official said here on Saturday.
This is the highest single-day spike recorded in the state so far during the second wave of the pandemic, he said.
The death toll remained at 56 with no fresh fatality reported, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.
Of the fresh cases, 123 were detected through rapid antigen test while eight through RT-PCR and three through TrueNAT method.
Barring 38, all the fresh cases were asymptomatic, the official said.