No decision on closure of Punjab schools: minister

LAHORE: Punjab Education Minister Murad Rass has said that no immediate decision has been taken to close schools and other educational insitutions in the province.

Taking to Twitter after a meeting of education ministers, Raas said that next meeting will take place on November 23 for further review of the Covid situation in the province.

He, however, said that all options were being discussed by the government to keep children and teachers safe.

ANNOUNCEMENT:
No decision made on closure of Schools in Punjab today. Next meeting will be on Monday 23rd November, 2020 for further review of the COVID 19 situation. All options are being discussed. No immediate decision for now.

— Murad Raas (@DrMuradPTI) November 16, 2020

In a message on Sunday, Rass had opposed the across the board shutdown of schools in Punjab and favoured the option of smart lockdown.