The government has extended the closure of schools in the Greater Male’ Area by an additional two weeks.

The Education Ministry Thursday said relevant authorities have advised against reopening the schools due to the current situation in the capital as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, classes will be conducted onlinr for the next two weeks until October 1, and the decision will once again be reviewed at the end of the two-week duration, said the ministry.

The drastic changes to the academic year as a result of the pandemic has pushed back the beginning of the new academic year from January to August. As per the revised academic calendar, this year’s second term will begin in January 2020, and the term will conclude in June.

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