Sindh govt announces reopening of schools from Aug 23

The minister announcing the decision after attending a meeting of the steering committee.

Shah said the decision had been taken to open schools from Monday to continue the education journey of children.

He said schools would be opened with 50 per cent attendance and subject to strict compliance with Covid-19 standard operating procedures.

Additionally, only schools that could assure 100pc vaccination of their teachers by Monday would be allowed to open. Parents will also have to submit their vaccination certificates at schools, Shah said.

"Sudden and random PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests will be conducted as well," the education minister said.

He further said the effects of 9th and 10th Muharram on the Covid-19 situation would be reviewed on Friday (Aug 20).

Shah said that all government employees had also received Covid-19 jabs owing to fear of their salaries being stopped.

The Sindh government had closed schools across the province on July 24 owing to the rising number of Covid-19 cases although it had said that exams would take place according to schedule.