Health Ministry Chooses To Wait On Sharing Details About Vaccine Projections And Reopening Of Schools

"It will be too premature today to divulge details on when schools and colleges will be reopened as well as funding, procurement as well as projections for COVID-19", Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said in a press conference held on Tuesday. 

In response to questions by reporters on when the government plans to reopen schools in the country, Bhushan stated that the Ministry of Education has devised SOPs which are being discussed with all the stakeholders and are even consulting parent bodies. 

As to what is the plan by the government for procuring vaccines or risk funding for vaccines, he said that a National Expert Group headed by Dr Vinod Paul would be meeting on Wednesday to discuss steps.