ISLAMABAD: In view of the alarming surge in coronavirus cases in the past week, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Monday decided to review its “school opening modalities”. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar who also heads the forum. Seperately, Punjab School Education Department imposed restrictions in schools on extracurricular sports activities until the “resumption of the normalcy of educational activities”. “Restrictions on Co-Curricular activities in the 7 Districts stated in the notification due to COVID 19. No Gala, sports activities or public gatherings,” Punjab School Education Minister Dr Murad Raas said in a tweet.

Source: Pakistan Today March 08, 2021 12:35 UTC