Uttarakhand Govt Says Schools Not To Be Blamed For COVID Transmission

Uttarakhand government has clarified that schools will not be held responsible if students or teachers get contracted with COVID-19 subject to the condition that institutions follow the SOPs. Reportedly, the school authorities were scared of an FIR against them under the Epidemic Diseases Act (1987) if someone gets COVID-19 infection from the premises. However, the decision will not apply on those institutions, which will fail to follow the government-issued SOPs.