All schools in Mumbai will remain closed until further orders,  Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said on Friday, as reported by news agency ANI. The educational institutions have been kept shut in the financial capital since March in a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. 

The Maharashtra government had allowed schools to resume physical classes on alternate days for grades 9th to 12th from November 23, last year, though most civic corporations, including Mumbai, Thane and Nashik, have kept them shut amid concerns over the spread of virus. 

Several states and Union Territories have allowed schools to reopen for higher classes, while few others have announced plans for the same ahead of the board exams. The daily national COVID figures have hovered below 20,000 over the past few days, while the vaccines too are on the horizon. 

(With inputs from agencies)