Staff Reporter
Sindh Minister for Education and Labour Saeed Ghani on Friday called upon the media to inform the public that they do not pay heed to the rumours about the coronavirus on social media and the government had initiated action against those who spread rumors. He expressed these views while talking to media outside the Supreme Court Karachi Registry, said a press release. Ghani said that students were facing problems due to holidays in educational institutions but we cannot open the way for major problem, from a smaller one. He said the Board of Secondary Education Karachi has issued a notification to all schools to collect admit cards for matriculation exams and the government was trying to adopt such a strategy to hold exams on time. Responding to a question, Ghani said that the problem of coronavirus was prevalent worldwide and many developed countries had also closed their educational institutions. , while many countries had banned gatherings. He said that taking precautionary measures regarding people’s health was a worldwide priority. We have closed educational institutions as a precautionary measure to protect school children from this epidemic, he added.
