Punjab tries to reduce fees to 50pc for students under 12: Murad Raas

Punjab tries to reduce fees to 50pc for students under 12: Murad Raas

LAHORE - Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas has expressed concern over the closure of schools in the country's most populous province during the Covid resurgence.

Speaking in a paper at Wahdat Road Quaid-e-Azam Academy for Education Development, Raas said classes for children under 12 will continue to be present at 50 percent, and Covid mask and guidelines will be a requirement for all students to attend school. personal classes.

Commenting on official statistics, he said about 85% of children in schools had been vaccinated and about 100% of teachers had been completely vaccinated against the virus.

He said the decision was taken at in NCOC meeting attended by Assistant Prime Minister Dr Faisal Sultan and Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid.

Last week, Raas shared a tweet in which he responded to rumors about school closures amid Covid's shocking rise. “To all those who asked if schools were closed or not? In my opinion, all other activities, especially entertainment, should be stopped before the schools. Schools should be the last one in the closing line, he wrote on Twitter.

At the same time, Pakistan's top epidemic response organization held an important meeting to look at the strict limits associated with the Covid epidemic.

In its meeting on Saturday, the NCOC discussed the spread of disease and non-pharmacological interventions (NPIs) over the spread of disease in the country, especially in the big cities.

The South Asian country reported more than 4,000 new infections on the third day in a row on Monday. With 4,340 4,340 people being diagnosed with the virus in the last 24 hours, the average number of positivity reached 8.71 percent in the country.