Schools in Sindh still allowing 50% students
MINISTER’S ORDER OF RESUMING NORMAL CLASSES IGNORED
Schools in Sindh are holding classes on alternate days at 50 per cent attendance despite the Federal Education Minister’s announcement last week that schools across the country would return to normal regular weekly classes from yesterday.
A day before the start of new month, Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani at a press conference announced the schools in the province would be allowed to call only 50 per cent of students at a time in line with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) laid down by the government to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood had announced last Thursday that in view of the drop in cases across the country, restrictions were being lifted and schools were allowed to hold regular classes.
While criticising the decision, Saeed Ghani said on one hand, the federal minister for education was announcing that schools would be permitted to call 100 per cent of the students and on the other hand, he was also asking for the implementation of SOPs. It is not possible
to call 100 per cent of the students together, said Ghani.
Drop in cases
Pakistan yesterday reported 1,094 recoveries in the last 24 hours taking the overall recoveries to 543,371. The number of fatalities since the virus outbreak last year stands at 12,896—36 in the last one day. Similarly, the country’s total cases surged to 581,365 with 1,392 new infections reported in the last one day.
In view of the drop in the number of cases, the National Command & Operation Centre (NCOC) has already allowed a number of relaxations allowing businesses, offices and educational institutions to resume to normal life.
These concessions also include 50 per cent attendance in the Pakistan Super League.