By Hamza Hameed Mirza

According to details, Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood said in a press conference that it was decided to close educational institutions from class I to VIII till April 28, under which classes from class one to class VIII will be held on April 28 in the districts affected by Corona.

The 9th to 12th class educational institutions will remain closed till April 19, after which their cases will be under strict SOPs. It has been decided to conduct A and O level examinations as per the schedule.

When the NCOC meets again on April 28 to review the situation, it is reported that a meeting was held under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Planning and Head of the NCOC Asad Omar, in which the Ministers of Education, Ministry of Health and NCOC officials attended the meeting. The meeting was briefed on the Corona situation in the country. Issues related to opening or closing of educational institutions were discussed at the meeting.

Earlier, the federal government had decided to close more educational institutions in certain districts. Schools in other districts, including Lahore, were declared closed till April 11, Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood told a press conference.

The prevalence of corona in some districts of Punjab, including Lahore, is alarming, while the intensity of corona is low in Sindh, Balochistan and Gilgit-Baltistan. Where corona is high, educational institutions will remain closed till April 11. All educational institutions will remain closed till April. In addition, the provincial governments will decide in which districts the educational institutions will be closed. Schools violating the law will be sealed. The NCOC will meet again on April 7. In which the situation will be reviewed, he said that the ninth to twelth exams will be held at the end of May as per the schedule while meeting with Cambridge to review the situation, Cambridge exams are starting soon, Cambridge Will announce after talking with.