COVID-19 Situation Will Decide Reopening Of Schools: Shafqat Mehmood

On Thursday, the Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood announced that a meeting between education and health ministers will be held tomorrow (Friday, 15th January) to review the coronavirus situation in Pakistan.

Taking to Twitter, Shafqat Mehmood said that the COVID-19 situation has to be reviewed before the students go back to school.

He wrote,

“Education and Health Ministers meeting again tomorrow to review the coronavirus situation before students start coming to school.”

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Education and Health Ministers meeting again tomorrow to review the coronavirus situation before students start coming to school. While I desperately want education to continue the final decision will be on health grounds. Students well being will always be a priority

— Shafqat Mahmood (@Shafqat_Mahmood) January 14, 2021

He continued writing,

“While I desperately want education to continue the final decision will be on health grounds. Students well being will always be a priority.”

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