Primary schools in Pak's Sindh likely to shut as COVID-19 surges
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Updated: Jul 13, 2021 09:46 IST
Sindh [Pakistan], July 13 (ANI): As Pakistan is under threat of the fourth wave of COVID-19, the health department of Sindh has suggested that primary schools should be shut down as infections continue to rise in the country's province.
Geo tv reported that the positivity rate of Karachi, alone has exceeded 14 per cent on Monday. The suggestion was put forward during a coronavirus review meeting chaired by Sindh Chief Secretary Mumtaz Ali Shah.
During the meeting, several other suggestions were made by the health department to contain the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the province due to the rampant violations of the government's mandated coronavirus standard operating procedures (SOPs).