Colleges in Pakistan's Punjab to reopen despite surge in COVID-19 cases
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Updated: May 30, 2021 02:25 IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 30 (ANI): Amid the surge in COVID-19 infection, the Pakistan's Punjab Higher Education Department (HED) has issued a notification for reopening of all private and government colleges across the province from Monday.
HED Secretary Nadeem Mehboob said in a statement on Saturday that all private and public colleges will be re-opened across the province except in Khanewal and Rahim Yar Khan (RYK) as both districts have a high coronavirus positivity ratio, reported The Express Tribune.
The authorities have directed all teachers and other staff members to get coronavirus vaccine by June 5.