As the number of coronavirus cases is increasing day by day in the third wave of coronavirus and children are also being affected by this virus, the Education Minister of Punjab Murad Raas announced to close all private and government schools in districts of Okara, Jhang, Khanewal & Bhakkar.
All Public and Private Schools in the following Districts are closed with immediate effect due to the rise in COVID 19 cases. These Districts are in addition to the Districts announced on April 6th, 2021 which are Lahore, Rawalpindi, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Multan, Bhawalpur, Sialkot, Sargodha, Faisalabad, TT Singh, RYK, DG Khan, and Sheikupura.
In all other Districts, Educational institutions will remain open as per schedule under SOPs.