Gujarat continues to see a rapid rise in Covid-19 cases reporting  4,213 fresh cases in just 24 hours on Thursday. Due to Covid scare, Gujarat Education Department is considering making schools online. Most schools have also instructed parents to not send their children to schools; instead take the classes online.

School Management Association have also made verbal and written representations to the State government to close schools offline. Till now, no decision has been taken to conduct the Standard 1- Standard 8  exam offline.  

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has also canceled all his programs till January 15. The government is expected to announce Corona’s new guidelines by 7pm today. CM also conducted a comprehensive review of the state and district administration’s readiness against corona transition in the State by holding a meeting via video conference.

The Municipal Commissioners of Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Gandhinagar and District Collectors of Kheda, Anand, Bharuch, Navsari, Valsad and Kutch, District Development Officers and District Health Officers– directed the CM to conduct vaccination drive, tracing-tracking and isolation in needy areas and medicines in hospitals.