The Uttarakhand education department on Thursday made masks mandatory inside the school premises amid fear of a surge in COVID-19 cases. Director General of Education Bansidhar Tiwari said "Students, teachers & other employees of private and government schools will have to come wearing masks & follow using sanitiser-thermal screening." India recorded 188 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours. COVID-19 Surge: India Reports 188 New Coronavirus Infections, Active Cases Rise to 3,468.

Uttarakhand Makes Mask Mandotary Inside Schools:

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