Uttar Pradesh To Reopen Schools Outside the Containment Zone From October 19 

UP Government announced that the schools in the state will reopen from October 19, for the students of class 9-12. The classes will be conducted in shifts, and the written consent of the parents or guardian is mandatory. Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma said, "the government has decided that classes 9, 10, 11 and 12 of all boards outside containment zones will be resumed, with 50% of attendance."