The
government of Sindh has decided to close all private and
government schools till March 13 as a precautionary measure to protect children from coronavirus.
A spokesperson for the
government relayed all educational institutes across the province will remain closed until March 13.
The decision to keep all public
and private educational institutions closed was taken during a high-level meeting presided over by Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah at the Chief Minister’s House.
Earlier, the
government had notified reopening all the public
and private educational institutions in Sindh on March 2 (Monday).
Sindh Government has decided to extend the closure of all educational institutions till 13th of March 2020.
سندھ حکومت نے صوبے بھر کے تعلیمی اداروں کو 13 مارچ 2020 تک بند رکھنے کا فیصلہ کیا ہے۔
— Senator Saeed Ghani (@SaeedGhani1) March 1, 2020
Earlier, Prime Minister’s Special Assistant for Health Dr Zafar Mirza said that one case of Corona virus
has been reported in Sindh while t
he other
has been reported in
the federal capital.
The first case of the deadly coronavirus in Pakistan
has been reported in Karachi’s private hospital, a spokesperson for the Sindh Health Department confirmed.
Meanwhile, public
and private schools will remain closed till March 15 in Balochistan. The provincial
government had announced that the Matriculation Examination under Balochistan Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education had been postponed and the same will be reorganised at a later date.
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