The National Command and Operations Centre — the body leading Pakistan’s efforts in the fight against coronavirus — has directed provinces to refrain from reopening educational institutions in districts with high COVID-19 infection rates.
The NCOC, in a letter sent to the provinces, said educational institutions in the districts where the coronavirus positivity ratio is high, should not reopen on May 24 as was previously decided.
They must instead remain closed till June 6.
“The districts where the infection rate is less — below 5% — can reopen educational institutions (on May 24),” NCOC said in a notification sent to the provinces.
The NCOC has set a cap of 5% positivity ratio for reopening of schools; if a district has an infection rate higher than the limit, educational institutes there are barred from reopening.
