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NEW DELHI: The coronavirus scare grew in Delhi-NCR on Tuesday, with two private schools being shut in Noida. Three other branches of one of these schools — one in south Delhi and two in Gurgaon — also advanced their spring breaks as a precaution.
The Shriram Millennium School, Noida, where two children of the Delhi resident (who tested positive for Covid-19) study, said it would close till Friday on the advice of Gautam Budh Nagar chief medical officer Anurag Bhargava. Shiv Nadar School, Noida, announced holidays till March 10. Meanwhile, The Shri Ram School, Vasant Vihar, will shut from Thursday and its Aravali and Moulsari campuses in Gurgaon will close from March 9. The schools’ management said: “The spring break has been advanced. The holidays will be utilised for sanitising the schools as a precautionary measure.”
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