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Mandatory Covid-19 tests for teachers as Assam looks to reopen schools, colleges

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Assam will be tested for COVID-19 and those found negative will have to be ready to join work as the state is looking to reopen schools and colleges on September 1, Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday.The manadtory COVID testing will begin from August 21, he said."The staff of educational institutions must remain in their place of duty by September 1.

We will wait for the Union Home Ministry's order for reopening of schools and we will issue the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) within 24 hours," Sarma said.The staffers, who went back to their hometown due to the lockdown, must return and remain on standby till further orders or else it will be considered leave without pay, he said.The minister said that following the.

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