schools, colleges, gyms, yoga centre, offices to function normally along with following Covid-19 SOPs. Reopening of schools on February 7. DELHI In the national capital, the schools will reopen for classes 9-12 only as of now.

On February 14, nursery to Class 8 will resume. UTTAR PRADESH The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to reopen schools and colleges from February 7.

Schools for classes 9 to 12 and all degree colleges will be resumed from Monday. GUJARAT The state will resume offline classes from Class 1 to 9 from today. KERALA "The offline classes for 10, 11, and 12th standards and college students will begin from February 7.

Whereas, the offline cases from Class 1 to 9 will begin from February 14. WEST BENGAL The state government will be launching an open-air classroom programme Paray Shikshalaya (Neighbourhood Schools) for primary and pre-primary students on February 7.

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Bomb threat made against Windsor mayor’s home over COVID measures, police allege

Windsor, Ont., is calling for residents to treat one another as human beings after police charged a woman for allegedly threatening to bomb his home over COVID-19 mandates.Windsor police said they arrested the 31-year-old woman Thursday for a social media post on a thread about COVID-19 and pandemic mandates. They allege she made the comments Monday, a day after a protest was cleared at the Ambassador Bridge.“Regardless of your opinion on vaccinations or Justin Trudeau or myself or Doug Ford, we all just have to step back and take a breath and realize that we’re dealing with human beings and that we all have more in common than differences,” Mayor Drew Dilkens said in a phone interview.

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COVID-19: SHA leader, ER doctor leaving Saskatchewan

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Number of Alberta hospital patients with COVID-19 drops slightly as province reports 18 more deaths

COVID-19 declined slightly on Thursday, along with the number of people with the disease in intensive care units.On its website, Alberta Health reported Thursday afternoon that there were 1,491 people in hospital that have COVID-19, down from 1,500 a day earlier.The total number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs was at 116 on Thursday, down from 121 on Wednesday.Alberta Health also reported Thursday that the total number of COVID-19 deaths in Alberta has now reached 3,822 — 18 more than the total being reported a day earlier.The province reported 813 more COVID-19 cases had been identified via PCR tests over the past 24 hours.Despite the new cases, Alberta’s total number of active COVID-19 cases continued to decline Thursday, down to 16,551 cases from 17,674 on Wednesday.Public health officials have noted that because of limitations on eligibility for PCR testing in Alberta, the true number of both new and active cases is likely far higher than what is being reported.According to the provincial government’s website, the province’s positivity rate is 23.39 per cent.

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Mask requirements continue to fall as Omicron surge recedes

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COVID-19: Ontario booster eligibility expanded to youth aged 12-17

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COVID-19: Guelph facilities moving to next phase of reopening

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COVID-19 Scan for Feb 17, 2022

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COVID: Small coronavirus particles can travel up to 200 ft; study reveals how infectious it can be

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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