Coronavirus Outbreak: Delhi Govt Orders Primary Schools to be closed till March 31

In a bid to check the possibility of spread of coronavirus, the Delhi government today ordered immediate closure of primary schools in the national capital till March 31, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Thursday.

As Coronavirus cases in Delhi are on peak these days, the Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia took to twitter and said all primary schools in Delhi will be closed till March 31, with fears around the spread of coronavirus growing.

"As a



precautionary measure to prevent the possibility of spread of COVID-19 amongst our children, the Delhi government has directed the immediate closure of all primary schools (government/aided/private/MCD/NDMC) till March 31," he said.

So far, as many as 30 positive cases of coronavirus infection have been reported in India, including 16 Italian tourists.

The virus, named COVID-19 by the WHO, has claimed over 3,000 lives all over the world besides infecting more than 90,000 people.