Corona virus: Educational institutions to open in Pakistan from September 15

 

It was decided at the Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference chaired by Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood on Monday that public and private educational institutions would be opened across Pakistan from September 15. However, students of each class will not be immediately called to school from September 15. In the first phase, ninth, tenth, and intermediate students will be called to the school from September 15. One week later, on September 22, eighth-graders will be allowed to come to school. In the third phase, all primary school children will go to school on September 30. Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood while addressing a press conference said that it is necessary to monitor the health of children so they will review the situation for seven days and then in the next phase they will call the children of the next class to school. "However, we will have an idea of ​​where the situation and the spread of the disease are going, as we have 7 million students in higher education," he said. Once satisfied, the rest will be able to open the education system. ”Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood said all these decisions would apply to all types of teaching in all provinces, including schools as well as madrassas. "This is a very difficult decision and we have made this decision with a lot of thought and success will come only when we all play our part together," he added. Referring to SOPs, Dr. Faisal Sultan, Advisor to the Prime Minister on National Health Services, Regulation, and Coordination, said: Day 20 children will come and the next day 20 children will be called to the school. Social distance will be taken to prevent the spread of the disease. He asked the children and parents to come to school wearing masks, even if it was a cloth mask. He urged children to wash their hands at school and said that the administration of educational institutions would have to ensure the ban.  "Despite all these precautions, we will look into the situation and there will be testing and screening every two weeks in collaboration with the health department," he said.

Send school masks to children.

Do not send a child to school if they have a cough or symptoms.

If the condition worsens, get the child's corona tested immediately and if the test is positive, report it to the school. Speaking to the BBC, Ayesha Ikram, spokesperson for the Higher Education Commission (HEC), said that the HEC had asked the heads of universities to formulate policies in a timely and clear manner as per the conditions of their institution. Inform university members and students in style. He added that all universities must implement SOPs to prevent the virus. However, the university itself will decide which year of students they want to call the university and who they want to teach online. Students who are in their final year or who are doing research work should be given priority in calling the university. Children who do not have access to the Internet should also be allowed to attend university. Children who are allowed to come to the university for various reasons will also be allowed to stay in hostels. Minister for School Education Punjab Murad Rass, while quoting educational institutions, said that double shift would not be allowed in any of the schools across Punjab. Students from all parties will be called on alternate days to ensure the implementation of SOPs and precautions. In addition, all schools in Punjab will be required to ensure the implementation of the directives issued by the government, for which the School Education Department has already constituted committees for inspection and monitoring. On the other hand, according to Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani, schools will be opened in Sindh in phases. Strict action will also be taken against educational institutions that do not comply with S&Ps. However, if there is an increase in cases of coronavirus in an area, schools in the area will be closed.