Students walk home after the last day of school ahead of the extended winter break announced by the government to prevent the spread of Covid-19. PHOTO: ONLINEStudents of schools, madrassas and all other educational institutions went home for a long winter break on Wednesday. Onwards, there would be winter vacations in the educational institutions until January 11. Representatives of the owners of private schools have opposed extended winter vacations under consideration of the government to control the second wave of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19). National Association of Private Schools Pakistan (NAPSP) Joint Chairman Malik Mohammad Imran said that the pandemic situation could deteriorate as the people were going out for tourism and other social activities and not implementing SOPs.

Source: The Express Tribune November 26, 2020 06:11 UTC