48 educational institutions closed in KP, says Shahram Khan

Education Minister Shahram Khan Tarakai said that as many as 48 educational institutions have been closed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) after students and employees were found infected with the coronavirus.

Chairing a meeting to review the Covid-19 situation and closure of schools, Shahram Khan said 306 teachers and 630 students have thus far been infected with the viral disease in the province.

He said that 55 percent students have been inoculated against Covid-19.Shahram Khan instructed that vaccination of students over the age of 12 years be ensured.

He said action will be taken against the administration of schools that have failed to get students vaccinated as per the National Command and Operation Centre’s (NCOC) guidelines.

The minister further directed the health department to increase Covid-19 testing at schools across the province.