Colleges in capital close after the rise in covid cases

Colleges in capital close after the rise in covid cases

Islamabad: Three more educational establishments in the federal capital have been closed due to an increase in coronavirus cases.

One of the closed colleges is private, while the other two are government, according to Islamabad's District Health Officer Zaeem Zia.

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"The College for Girls in G-6 and the Model College for Boys in I-9 have both been temporarily shut down."

According to the district health officer, five educational institutes in the capital have been shut due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in particular areas.

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Two colleges were closed by the district health administration last week after coronavirus cases were identified there.

The number of cases has been rising since the educational institutes have reopened and started regular classes.