The government has announced to open educational institutions for students from 9th to 12th class from January 18, while students of 1st to 8th class will not be able to come to school and their education will start from February 1. Will be open from February 1.
According to details, Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood while addressing a press conference said that it was decided to open educational institutions on September 15 keeping in view the public health as the spread rate of the virus was 1.9% at that time. The number was 570 and 5 deaths were being recorded daily while 600 cases were being reported on a daily basis.
On November 26, it was decided to close educational institutions as the spread of the virus had risen from 1.9 to 7.14 at that time, the number of critically ill patients had risen to 1958 and the number of deaths to 46, while the number of daily cases had also increased. The tax had exceeded three thousand.
In view of this situation, educational institutions were closed and health experts also said that the effect of school closure has a clear impact on the infection rate. He said that educational institutions were closed on November 26, but now The infection rate has come down but has not decreased significantly, the spread of the virus has come down from 7.14 to 6.10 but it is still high, the number of critically ill patients is 2339 and it has not decreased, daily. K cases have also come down from 3,000 to 2,300, but there are still more.
"Keeping these issues in mind, it is clear that people involved in education are aware that the closure of educational institutions has severely damaged children's education. We have also taken care of health and tracked the education system," he said. However, it is important to balance the two so that there is minimal risk and the education system continues to function. In this regard, it has been decided that examinations of 9th to 12th class students have been held from January 18. The provincial and federal government has decided that no child will pass this year without examination.
Shafqat Mahmood said that the educational process of the students who have to appear for the examinations will be started. Educational institutions are being opened for the students of 9th to 12th classes from 18th, and for the students of 1st to 8th class from 25th January. It was decided but now it has been decided to extend it for one more week and the educational institutions for the students of class I to VIII will be opened from February 1, ie they have been extended one more week.
Shafqat Mehmood said that the universities would also be reopened from February 1. A meeting would be held again next week in which further issues would be considered to fully open the educational institutions in the cities where the virus rate is low.
