<p>The Manipur government has extended the closure of schools until further orders due to the prevailing Covid-19 situation, officials said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The state government had declared summer vacation in the schools from May 1 to May 31 to tackle the surge in coronavirus cases.</p>.<p>Commissioner Education (Schools) T Ranjit in an order said, there is still a need to close down all schools in public interest after due consideration of the prevailing Covid-19 positive cases and fatalities.</p>.<p><a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/tag/covid-19"><strong>SPECIAL CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</strong></a></p>.<p>The order also said that "online classes will be resumed/ continued as usual with immediate effect".</p>.<p>All coaching classes and hostels will also remain closed, it said.</p>.<p>The state on Tuesday reported 798 new Covid-19 cases pushing the tally to 51,549.</p>.<p>Eighteen fresh fatalities were also registered to take the death toll to 825. Schools in Manipur had reopened on January 27 after a gap of ten months for classes 9-12. In April, the state authority had announced to postone the matriculation examination and higher secondary examination which were scheduled to be held from May 6 and May 5 respectively.</p>
<p>The Manipur government has extended the closure of schools until further orders due to the prevailing Covid-19 situation, officials said on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The state government had declared summer vacation in the schools from May 1 to May 31 to tackle the surge in coronavirus cases.</p>.<p>Commissioner Education (Schools) T Ranjit in an order said, there is still a need to close down all schools in public interest after due consideration of the prevailing Covid-19 positive cases and fatalities.</p>.<p><a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/tag/covid-19"><strong>SPECIAL CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</strong></a></p>.<p>The order also said that "online classes will be resumed/ continued as usual with immediate effect".</p>.<p>All coaching classes and hostels will also remain closed, it said.</p>.<p>The state on Tuesday reported 798 new Covid-19 cases pushing the tally to 51,549.</p>.<p>Eighteen fresh fatalities were also registered to take the death toll to 825. Schools in Manipur had reopened on January 27 after a gap of ten months for classes 9-12. In April, the state authority had announced to postone the matriculation examination and higher secondary examination which were scheduled to be held from May 6 and May 5 respectively.</p>