The health officers on Friday recommended to seal two educational institutions in Islamabad immediately after the detection of ten new cases of coronavirus among students and teachers
According to a report forwarded to the deputy commissioner Islamabad by the district health officer (DHO), three coronavirus cases have been reported in Model College for Boys in Sector 10/1 while seven others were diagnosed in Model College For Boys, located in F-7/3.
The DHO has directed the Islamabad administration to seal both colleges until further orders.
Earlier, Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood had announced that all schools would conduct regular five-day classes from March 1.
“Important announcement. All schools would go back to regular 5 day classes from Monday, March 1,” he had tweeted. “Restrictions imposed in some major cities on schools to conduct staggered classes was only till Feb 28.”