Increases as covid-19 positivity rate in Pakistan shoots up to five .36%

 Increases as covid-19 positivity rate in Pakistan shoots up to five .36%

With the steady increase in coronavirus cases in Pakistan during the past few weeks, the coronavirus positivity rate has shot up to five .36%, with daily cases in Pakistan crossing the two ,000-mark for the primary time since January 29 on Thursday.

Another 53 deaths from coronavirus are reported while 2,258 new cases have emerged during the past 24 hours.

As the increases of covid-19 School to be closed from 2 week.

Shafqat Mahmood said respite will begin within the subsequent cities in Punjab and may continue till March 28.

Faisalabad

Gujranwala

Lahore

Gujrat

Multan

Rawalpindi

Sialkot

Early spring holidays announced in various parts of country

A day earlier, rising cases of COVID-19 and an alarming increase within the overall positivity ratio prompted the govt to announce spring holidays altogether educational institutions of Islamabad, seven major cities of Punjab, and Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The two-week respite will commence from March 15 and continue till March 28.

“This order, however, won't be applicable to institutions and students taking send-up examinations. there'll be no postponement of send-up exams,” Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood clarified at a media briefing.