Schools in Punjab to re-open with strict SOPs on 18th: Raja Basharat
LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Cooperatives Raja Basharat has said schools and colleges are being opened for the 9th to 12th classes from January 18.
However, the health department has expressed concern that if SOPs weren't fully implemented in educational institutions, it could increase the speed of the epidemic, so a review meeting would be persisted February 8 after the faculties re-open, he said.
He was addressing a gathering of the cupboard Committee on Anti-Corona at the Chief Minister's House held here under his chairmanship Thursday. Provincial Minister for Health Dr Yasmin Rashid, Special Assistant to CM for Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, Minister for Education Murad Ras, Minister for education Raja Yasir Humayun, Minister for Industries Mian Aslam Iqbal, Chief Secretary Punjab, Secretary Primary Health, Secretary Specialised Health and secretaries of other relevant departments were also present.
Briefing on the present status of the pandemic, the secretary of Primary Health said that the amount of corona patients had increased for last week while the speed of latest patients within the province had averaged 5 percent within the last one month.
The briefing said that the typical rate in Lahore remained 10%, in Rawalpindi 7% and in Faisalabad 5% during the last month. The committee took a special check out the corona pandemic with regard to the opening of educational institutions from subsequent week. Raja Basharat said that the recommendations of the education and health departments would be sent to the federal for further considerations.
He said that it had been a matter of great concern that majority of individuals were still not implementing SOPs. The minister said that if schools, colleges, markets, bazaars and marriage halls were to be kept open then everyone should follow SOPs.
The minister directed the knowledge and health departments to conduct large-scale awareness campaign against corona virus in educational institutions especially and among the overall public generally .
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