Islamabad closes schools due to spike in COVID-19 cases

By Team CG
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September 03, 2021
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Islamabad administration has closed down all public and private schools due to a rapid spike in COVID-19 cases.

According to sources, the educational institutes will remain closed throughout the federal capital and will remain closed from September 6 to September 11.

According to recent reports by National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) data, out of 3,787 country-wide infections during the last 24 hours, Islamabad reported 332; most of them were Delta Variant.

Punjab reported the highest number of cases, 1,368, followed by Sindh, 1,228. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reported 667 cases, Balochistan 47, Azad Jammu and Kashmir 104, and Gilgit-Baltistan 41 cases on Thursday. The positivity rate stands at 6.33 percent.

Earlier today, Punjab Education Minister, Dr. Murad Raas announced via his Twitter account.

“All public and private schools of Punjab to be closed from September 6th to September 11th, 2021 due to COVID-19 conditions.”