Coronavirus in Pakistan: All educational institutes in Sindh to remain closed on 27, 28 Feb
Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani has announced that all educational institutes in the province would remain closed on Thursday and Friday i.e., 27 and 28 of February.
Earlier, the education minister had announced the closure of all private and government schools throughout the province.
The decision was shared in a series of tweets. This comes after the first positive coronavirus case in Karachi, making it to a total of two cases in Pakistan.
All Govt and private educational institutions will remain closed on Thursday & Friday (27th & 28th Feb). https://t.co/mo8mAVCcme
— Senator Saeed Ghani (@SaeedGhani1) February 26, 2020
All the schools and Madaris in Baluchistan have also been closed till March 15.
Earlier, addressing a late-night press conference in Quetta, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr. Zafar Mirza said one of the cases was reported in Sindh while the second was confirmed in “federal areas”.
He added that both the affected persons had traveled to Iran in the last two weeks.
He, however, refused to comment further on the two cases. He also added, “No need to panic, things are under control”.
