<span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">In Madhya Pradesh state government has decided to reopen schools for classes 1 to 5 from September 20 with 50% attendance.</span> The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The consent from the parents will remain mandatory for children to attend the school.<br />''<br />''The schools have been asked to follow the Covid-19 protocol. Online classes will also continue for students.<br />''<br />''Vaccination against Covid 19 is mandatory for all the teaching and non teaching staff members.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #000000;">Colleges are also being reopened in the state from today with 50 percent capacity. Meanwhile state reported 7 new positive cases while active cases stands at 126.</span><br />