April 13, 2020 8:41 AM

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Maharashtra Education Dept announces cancellation of exams due to COVID-19 outbreak and extension of lockdown

Maharashtra School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad today announced that due to the prevalence of COVID-19 outbreak and extension of lockdown across the state, the education department has decided to cancel the Geography and Work Experience paper of Class 10 board exams.<br />''<br />''She also said that annual exams of class 9 and class XI have also been called off. The minister said that students will be graded as per previous semester's overall performance.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, at least 134 people have tested positive for Coronavirus in Maharashtra today, taking the state's tally to 1,895. 113 new cases were reported from Mumbai city and seven from Mira-Bhayandar in neighbouring Thane district.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The Mumbai Civic body has deployed a team of 150 doctors and nurses for health screening of citizens residing in Dharavi, the largest slum in Asia.</span><br />

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