The order also stated that colleges and other institutions of higher education shall also be kept closed for students until February 15 except for the conduct of examinations.
Owing to the rise in the Covid surge, the goa government has extended the closure of schools and colleges in the state until February 15. As per the new guidelines released by revenue secretary Sanjay Kumar, the schools shall be closed for students till February 15. However, teachers will have to go to schools to conduct online classes.
The order also stated that colleges and other institutions of higher education shall also be kept closed for students until February 15 except for the conduct of examinations. For colleges too the teachers will have to report to the institutions to conduct online classes.
The order also stated that public gathering in indoor halls, auditoriums, community halls, mandaps, open spaces, etc, shall be restricted to a maximum of 50 per cent of the seating or venue capacity, or as per the limit imposed by the Election Commission, whichever is less. The state has also said that those who wish to enter Goa must possess a vaccination certificate of both doses, and that 15 days must have elapsed from the last dose. Those who don’t possess this can still enter if they can produce a negative RT-PCR report of a test done not more than 72 hours before entry.
"Any person contravening this order shall be punishable under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005," Kumar said.
Cinema halls, river cruises, waterparks and entertainment parks shall not operate beyond 50 per cent of the seating capacity, the order stated. Casinos, too, may operate only up to 50 per cent of their capacity, subject to adherence to all Covid safety protocols, including use of masks, sanitisers, thermal screening.
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