Face-to-face lessons will continue in all private educational institutions and nurseries in Ras Al Khaimah when they reopen for the second semester.
The decision was announced by the emirate's Crisis and Emergency Management Team.
Authorities in Dubai and Sharjah had previously announced that private schools will resume in-person lessons from January 3.
Meanwhile, private and public schools in Abu Dhabi will shift to distance learning for the first two weeks of the second term.
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