30 November,2021 03:01 PM IST | Mumbai | ANI
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Amid the worry of the new Covid-19 variant 'Omicron', the reopening of schools for classes 1 to 7, in Mumbai, has been postponed till December 15, informed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
Earlier, the schools for classes 1 to 7 was scheduled to reopen from December 1.
School for classes 8 to 12 had reopened earlier on October 4.
Also read: Maharashtra school reopening: Parents' consent is of utmost importance, says govt
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The Omicron variant (B.1.1.529), a new variant of the coronavirus, was first reported in Botswana on November 11, 2021, and appeared on November 14 in South Africa. It has been declared a variant of concern by the World Health Organisation (WHO)
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