Punjab schools will re-open on 15 September if conditions allow

LAHORE: Punjab schools will re-open on 15 September 2020 if conditions allow according to the Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas.

In a tweet, the Education Minister said that conditions regarding COVID-19 were being monitored closely on a daily and weekly basis and if conditions are favorable, Punjab schools will re-open on 15 September following very strict standard operating procedures (SOPs).

ANNOUNCEMENT:
Tentative date to open Public and Private Schools in Punjab is September 15, 2020. Conditions of COVID 19 in Punjab are being monitored on a daily & weely basis by School Education Department. Schools will only open with favourable conditions with strict SOPs.
— Murad Raas (@MuradRaasMR) July 9, 2020

This statement by the Provincial Education Minister Murad Raas comes a day after the meeting of education ministers where it was decided that schools in Pakistan will open during the first week of September keeping in view the coronavirus conditions at the time.

The education ministry is taking no risks when it comes to lives of children and teachers. Schools in Pakistan were closed in March 2020 following the outbreak of coronavirus in the country.

Furthermore, any news circulating on the internet regarding opening of Punjab schools by 15 August is fake as confirmed by Education Minister Murad Raas a few days ago.

FAKE NEWS: No date has been Announced for opening of Schools in Punjab. What I have said is that if the Conditions of COVID 19 are manageable, only then we will try to open by August 15, 20 under very strict SOPs. I will not endanger the lives of our Children or our Teachers.
— Murad Raas (@MuradRaasMR) July 4, 2020