Will schools and colleges remain closed due to COVID-19?

Recently, many news and screenshots are going viral on social media, in which it is being told that all the schools will remain closed for the next 20 days. In the viral screenshot, it is being claimed that an order has been issued by the government to close schools and colleges. However, Press Information Bureau denied such claims and said that such reports are absolutely baseless.

PIB tweeted that the news of issuing a government order to close schools and colleges is completely false. No such order has been issued. Along with this, PIB has also advised people to avoid such fake messages.

“Several news stories are being shared on social media claiming that due to #Covid19 there will be a lockdown in the country and schools/colleges will remain closed. #PIBFactCheck” tweeted the press release of the bureau.

PIB claimed that all these claims are fake and must fact-check before sharing any such news related to Covid. PIB Fact Checked has fact-checked the claims.

After the fact check of PIB, it has become clear that at present no such guideline has been issued. However, due to cold wave in many places like Kanpur, Noida, Lucknow, Bihar, Jharkhand, Punjab, Delhi schools have been closed and school timings have also been changed in some parts. India Due to dense fog and low visibility on the roads. People are advised to believe the news from official sources only and avoid any such misleading information.

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