Schools closure in Covid hotspots extended till 28th
Secondary, higher secondary classes to resume on 19th, board exams after May 24
Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood addressing a presser following the meeting of the NCOC in Islamabad on April 6, 2021. SCREENGRAB
ISLAMABAD:
The government has decided to extend the closure of schools – classes I to VIII – in the districts most affected by the coronavirus till the 28th of this month, Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood announced after chairing a meeting attended by the provincial health and education ministers on Tuesday.
The minister told the media that classes IX to XII would resume from April 19, even in the most-affected districts with strict adherence to the precautionary standard operating procedures (SOPs), while the board exams would be held from the third week of May.