Coronavirus: Delhi govt orders closure of all primary schools till March 31

16:16 March 05

All primary schools to remain shut in New Delhi until March 31

New Delhi: To prevent the possibility of spread of coronavirus, the Delhi government has ordered immediate closure of primary schools in the national capital till March 31, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Thursday.

All Delhi government, aided, private and schools run by civic bodies will remain shut, said Sisodia, who also holds the education portfolio.

Delhi Government has also temporarily suspended biometric attendance in its offices in wake of coronavirus threat.

A man in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad city tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, making him the 30 patient of the disease in India. The middle-aged man had a travel history to Iran where 77 people have died of coronavirus.

(WITH INPUTS FROM PTI)