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PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has ordered closure of schools in eight more districts after spike in the level of Covid-19 incidence.
The decision was made in a meeting of Provincial Task Force on Covid-19 here on Tuesday with Chief Minister Mahmood Khan in the chair, said a statement.
The meeting approved the recommendations of health department to shut down schools in Charsadda, Nowshera, Mardan, Swabi, Kohat, Malakand, Swat and Dir Lower due to rise in the number of Covid-19 cases. It also approved plan to close educational institutors in other areas recording five per cent Covid-19 positivity.
The schools in Peshawar were already closed down by National Command and Operation Centre.
Covid scare shuts more schools
Students attend a class at a school in Peshawar. PHOTO: AFP
PESHAWAR:
The provincial task force on Covid-19 on Tuesday decided to close down more schools in nine districts of the province including Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Mardan, Swabi, Kohat, Malakand, Swat and Dir Lower due to increasing number of coronavirus cases.
During the meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, it was also decided to close schools in other districts as well where the organisers ratio of positive cases increases up to five per cent.
The provincial chief executive reviewed the overall situation in the province, steps taken by the government to contain the spread of the virus and arrangements made to deal with a rising number of patients.
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PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Tuesday reverted back to 60 years as the retirement age of the government servants from the previous 63-years, closed down educational institutions in nine districts in view of rising coronavirus cases and took several other decisions.
The decisions were taken by a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, said an official handout.
Ministers, advisers, special assistants to the chief minister, secretaries took for debate a 14-agenda item and made a number of decisions.
Addressing the cabinet, Mahmood Khan directed the departments to ensure implementation on the development and public welfare schemes under time-tag in the remaining two and half years of the government.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education, Shahram Tarakai announced on Tuesday that the government has decided to close