CBSE Launches Helpline For Students On Coronavirus Safeguards

The facility by CBSE is available on helpline number 1800 11 8004 from 8 am to 8 pm, initially up to March 31.

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New Delhi: Playing a proactive role in creating mass awareness among students, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has launched a toll free helpline number on coronavirus safeguards for students. The facility is available on helpline number 1800 11 8004 from 8 am to 8 pm, initially up to March 31. "The dedicated coronavirus safeguard tele-counselling service will be provided by trained counsellors who will deal with students and parents for preventive interventions, reducing transmission and counsel on first-aid to stop corona spread. They will also assist students to engage in useful and productive activities while at home," CBSE Secretary Anurag Tripathi said. The board has postponed all exams till March 31 and evaluation work has also been suspended. Earlier, the CBSE had allowed students to carry sanitisers and masks to examination centres for Classes 10 and 12, and instructed the centres to change seating arrangements to ensure adequate distance between examinees. As per the data put out by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the total number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus in India now stands at 271. Four people have died including one each in Delhi, Karnataka, Punjab and Maharashtra.