UP Lockdown News: Uttar Pradesh Colleges, Universities closed until 16th January, Get Details Here

UP Schools, Colleges Closed: The Uttar Pradesh State Government has ordered closure of all colleges and universities in the state until 16th January 2022 as part of the latest COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. The latest announcement made by Yogi Adityanath led UP Govt says that all colleges and universities in the state will remain closed from 10^th to 16^th January 2022 as part of the new preventive measures against COVID-19. However, while offline classes for college and university students have been called-off, any exams that are scheduled to be held during this period have been allowed to continue as per the schedule. With the latest order, all educational institutions in the state, including schools have been closed.

Schools Closed Earlier Keeping Safety of Students in Mind

Earlier, the state government had already announced closure of all schools in the state after the recent spurt in the COVID-19 case numbers. As per the order, Schools in Uttar Pradesh have been closed as part of the new COVID restrictions imposed by the state government. As per the restrictions imposed, schools in UP will be closed for all the students until class 10 and the same would come into effect from 6^th to 14^th January 2022.

3000 Fresh Cases Being Reported Per Day

According to the news reports, Uttar Pradesh is also hit severely by the 3^rd wave of COVID-19 pandemic caused due to Omicron variant of the virus. The state is reporting approx 3000 fresh cases every day of the COVID-19 infections, which has led to imposition of new restrictions and lockdown. As part of the preventive measures, the state government has also decided to extend the night curfew timings in order to ensure that except for the essential services, people do not go out unnecessarily. The new curfew timings in UP at 10 PM to 6 AM instead of the previous time of 11 PM to 5 AM. The state government has further decided to reduce the operational capacity of public places like gyms, restaurants, etc by 50 percent which will be applicable to districts that have been r reporting more than 1000 active cases.

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