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Srinagar, July 1: The district administration Leh has preponed summer vacations in all the government and private schools of the district in view of a rise in COVID cases particularly among children.
As per an official communique by the Deputy Commissioner Leh to the School Education authorities, the 15-day vacation will start from 4 July Monday.
As per officials, there has been a spike in the COVID-19 cases, especially amongst the school children of late.