In a bid to increase the vaccination coverage in children, Thackeray said, 'Schools will be encouraged to organise vaccination camps for students above 15 yrs of age, with BMC Education Dept and doctors with the consent of parents'
Aaditya Thackeray chairing a meeting with officials. Pic/Official Twitter account
Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Aaditya Thackeray held a meeting with senior officials to deliberate over the issue of schools reopening in Mumbai from March as Covid-19 cases declined in the state capital.
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"I held a meeting for schools in Mumbai to resume from March, with pre-covid timings, attendance, curricular and extracurricular activities, school buses, apart from certain essential covid appropriate norms, as cases steadily decline in Mumbai," tweeted Thackeray who is also the Guardian Minister of Mumbai Suburban District.
This afternoon, I held a meeting for schools in Mumbai to resume from March, with pre- covid timings, attendance, curricular & extra curricular activities, school buses, apart from certain essential covid appropriate norms, as cases steadily decline in Mumbai. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/RS2wP5uVYF
— Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) February 25, 2022
The schools also will be encouraged to organise vaccination camps for students from age 15 and up, on campus, with @mybmc @mybmcedu and doctors, with the consent of parents, to ensure vaccination rates and protection for students eligible for the covid vaccine (2/2) pic.twitter.com/ezkvqeSJ9u
— Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) February 25, 2022
In a bid to increase the vaccination coverage in children, Thackeray said, "Schools will be encouraged to organise vaccination camps for students above 15 yrs of age, with BMC Education Dept and doctors with the consent of parents."
Meanwhile, Mumbai reported 128 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per the bulletin released by BMC on Friday evening. There are 1,014 active cases in the city with 200 patients discharged in the last 24 hours.
Meanwhile, he also urged the Centre to make an evacuation plan to bring back Indian citizens, who are stuck in Ukraine due to conflict.
An evacuation plan should be made immediately. We all have demanded the Central govt to bring our citizens back from Ukraine. We believe that the government will plan something and inform us accordingly: Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray pic.twitter.com/4bfh7tZz7o
— ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2022
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