LAHORE: Schools across the province of Punjab will remain closed till May 23 due to the spike in the number of coronavirus cases.
Education Minister Punjab Murad Raas in his tweet announced that all public and private schools across Punjab will remain closed till May 23, 2021, due to the COVID 19 situation.
The minister said a meeting will be held on May 18 to review the situation. He also urged the people to make sure following of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) issued by the government.
On May 8, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) announced that all educational institutions — schools, colleges, universities, and others — will remain closed till May 23.
The NCOC said a meeting to review the decision would be held on May 18 and the decision to reopen the educational institutions would be taken after taking into account the coronavirus situation.
“In view of ongoing disease trends, education institutes earlier closed till 17th May will continue to remain closed till 23rd May ’21,” the forum said.
