The federal government announced the opening of educational institutions for certain parties from January 18
Take strict precautionary measures against the closure of our educational institutions. Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood’s press conference
Islamabad (10bmnews Latest News) Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood while announcing the opening of phased educational institutions from January 18 said that educational institutions from class IX to XII will be opened from January 18. Special Assistant for Health Dr. Faisal Sultan addressed a press conference along with the Federal Minister for Education. We have taken strict precautionary measures against closing our educational institutions and other SOPs such as large gatherings, wedding halls, and restaurants, banning dining in closed spaces he said.
The most obvious effect was the closure of education. These educational institutions are a very important part of the future of our country and we closed them on purpose he said. The data shows that maybe At this point, we need to be more careful and procrastinate in this matter so that the intensity of our second wave has decreased before the opening of educational institutions.
Dr. Faisal Sultan said that the establishment of educational institutions had an impact and the second wave saw some stagnation. On this occasion, Dr. Shafqat Mahmood said that the first thing in view of our government is that we have to take care of the health of children. And no risk to children’s health and after detailed discussion, these decisions have been made which I present in the service.
He said that the classes from 9th to 12th which are to be examined will start from January 18 and the students of these classes will go to their schools and colleges and their studies will start. He said that the rest of the students from primary to 8th standard will start coming to school from January 25 while higher education institutions including universities and colleges will be opened on February 1. Shafqat Mahmood said that the process of opening educational institutions will be completed in three phases.
We have given 10 winter holidays and teachers and administrative staff will be allowed to visit schools, colleges, universities from January 11 and universities can work online he said. Or they were supposed to be in early April. They are being postponed and the board exams will now be in May and June because the children have not yet completed their coursework and they will be able to complete their coursework in that time.
We will review the health situation on the 14th or 15th to make sure that the disease is under control and that the trend we are seeing is in line with that, remember that early last year he said. A few weeks after the spread of the coronavirus across the country, all educational institutions were closed from March 15, while in Sindh, educational institutions were closed since the first case came to light on February 26 after the virus improved.
After a month-long reopening on September 15, however, educational institutions across the country were announced to be closed from November 26 in view of the second wave of coronavirus in the last week of November.
