Educational institutions' closure extended to 23rd.

Education Minister Saeed Ghani on Saturday announced that all the educational institutions would remain closed till May 23 to stem Covid-19 spread in the province.

According to an official notification, Education Minister Saeed Ghani said that physical classes will remain suspended till May 23; however, institutions can offer online classes through different modes including WhatsApp and emails.

Meanwhile, Punjab Minister for school education Dr Murad Raas has also said that all public and private schools in the province would remain closed till May 23.

In his tweet on Friday, he said that decision regarding closure of schools had been made in light of the coronavirus spread situation.

A review meeting in this regard would be held on May 18, he added. Murad Raas urged the people to...

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