Exempting colleges.

Byline: Prof Khalid Hassan Mahmood - Karachi

THE coronavirus epidemic has gripped the world and even in Pakistan five confirmed cases have been reported. The provincial governments have acted wisely and ordered the closure of all educational institutions till March 15 in an effort to control the possible outbreak of this virus to protect the young from this dreaded virus.

I am of the opinion that the closure of all schools is justified as they are the most vulnerable segment of the population. However, colleges, universities and especially all professional colleges should have been exempted from the closure.

The Sindh chief minister is urged to revisit the decision and direct the concerned authorities to...