Islamabad: More than 22 educational establishments in Pakistan were closed just two days after they re-opened for not complying with announced safety regulations to curb COVID-19.
Pakistan announced a slow opening of schools, schools and universities on 15 September with mandatory temperature controls and the use of masks after a six-month closure. “Over the next 48 hours, 22 educational establishments in Pakistan have been closed due to non-compliance with operational fitness procedures/protocols (PCOs) and disease prevalence,” said the National Center for Command and Operations (NCOC), which leads the pandemic national struggle.
Karachi’s main business management institute (IBA) suspended university activities on its two campuses for two days after reporting suspected cases. “The campuses were not closed, only educational activity was suspended,” an IBA official told the media, adding that the institute had conducted COVID. -19 tests in collaboration with the district’s fitness office. Meanwhile, 3 personal schools in Karachi’s Orangi district have been closed for not implementing the precautionary measures announced through the government, Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani said. for violating social est breach regulations and achieving number one categories that have not yet opened up as a component of the slow reopening.
At least seven teachers at a public school in Peshawar tested positive for coronavirus. Ten other teachers at a school in Nowshera were diagnosed with coronavirus. The number of reported cases sounded the alarm, after which Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s fitness service sent inflamed teachers and in two weeks’ exit.
Three schools were closed in Hyderabad city, Sindh province, through district administration after COVID-19 cases were reported between teachers and other school staff. Disinfection campaigns were ordered on campuses and workers were begged to isolate themselves at home. COVID-19 tests are said to be conducted on suspicious campuses, authorities said.
A giant medical school in Islamabad also closed after 16 cases of coronavirus were reported among academics and staff. “This trend is very alarming,” as Riphah Medical College is installing “a super diffuser and a hot spot for COVID-19,” the Islamabad District Department of Health. Office said in a letter. They ordered the hostel’s campus and facilities to be quickly sealed and extensive disinfection activities to prevent further spread of the virus.
The city administration has a “zero tolerance policy” towards those who defy the COVID constraint. “As soon as we got the news, the school declared a hotspot and closed,” said Dr. Zaeem Zia, the district’s fitness officer.
Educational establishments in Pakistan opened on Tuesday six months after closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. All higher education establishments, adding universities, schools and schools to grade 9, have opened, while grades 6 to 8 will reopen on September 23 and elementary schools will resume categories from September 30.
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