Sindh to keep educational institutes closed till Aug 19

By Team CG
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August 09, 2021
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The Sindh government announced on Sunday to keep provincial educational institutions of the province closed till August 19 in view of the Delta variant's surge.

The announcement was made by provincial education minister Sardar Ali Shah during a meeting of the department held in Karachi today.

According to Shah, exams that had been postponed earlier will now be held from August 10. He added that the provincial authorities will ensure that educational and other staff of the institutes is vaccinated.

Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Universities and Education Boards Ismail Rahu said Intermediate exams were earlier postponed due to the lockdown, adding that now the meeting has decided to keep the institutes closed till the 10th of Muharram.

Rahu further stated that the remaining exams of the education boards will be conducted till the sixth of Muharram.

Meanwhile, the Sindh government, on the advice of the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC), has relaxed the Covid-19 restrictions put in place to stem the spread of coronavirus amid the fourth wave of the pandemic fuelled by the more contagious Delta variant of the virus.