(Lahore) Punjab
Education Minister Murad Raas on Sunday said that instead of closing all
schools, following the government’s recommended smart lockdowns is a better
option. In a Twitter update, the minister said that a meeting of all provincial
education ministers will be held on
Monday, November 16, to discuss the prevailing condition of coronavirus in the
country. He added that he will provide further updates related to the decisions
after the meeting. ‘Tomorrow is the meeting of all provincial education
ministers to discuss the prevailing condition of COVID-19. In my opinion we
should focus on a smart lockdown rather than an across the board shutdown of
schools. Will update tomorrow;’ he added. The Monday meeting was announced by
the Minister for Education and Vocational Training Shafqat Mahmood earlier this
week. The forum will also discuss the possibility of announcing winter
vacations early this year and extending the winter break to keep children at
home. On Friday; Murad Raas spoke to a private news channel and said that
Punjab is closely monitoring the situation in schools, adding that schools are
doing ‘absolutely fine.’ He said that there should be no winter vacation
either, the report stated. The minister maintained that an across-the-board
decision for schools is not possible because of the nature of cases in
different cities. ‘If there are more cases in Gujranwala; for instance; we
cannot close schools in other cities. It does not make any sense;’ he added.
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