Pakistan
Sindh: All education institutions to close down from July 26 as Covid-19 positivity rises
Karachi: Sindh government has announced to shut down all educational institutions, including schools, colleges and tuition centres, will close down from July 26 (Monday) in view of rising Covid-19 cases due to spread of Indian Delta variant.
According to details, a meeting of coronavirus task force was held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah to review the pandemic situation in the province.
In the meeting, it was decided that education institutes will be closed across Sindh from Monday onwards, but exams will be held as per schedule. It has been further decided to ban wedding functions along with other activities from July 26.
The other measures include restricted market timings to 6pm, while bakeries, grocery stores and pharmacies will be exempted. Moreover, office will have 50% work from home and restaurants (indoor and outdoor) will be closed across the province with only take-away allowed.
The provincial health secretary informed the attendees of meeting that the positivity ratio in Sindh has reached 10.3%, while in Karachi the positivity ratio is recorded at 21.58%.
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