Staff Reporter
Islamabad
An emergency meeting of the Inter Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) has been summoned on November 16 to review the situation amid the Coronavirus epidemic.
A meeting of the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) held with Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special initiatives Asad Umar in chair also reviewed the epidemic statistics and the spread of diseases in the education sector.
The forum was briefed that the ratio of epidemic in educational institutions is increasing while the situation needs to be monitored.
The forum decided that on November 16, Shafqat Mahmood will preside over a special meeting Inter Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) at the NCOC to review the general trend of epidemic outbreak across the country. The aim is to assess the rising COVID-19 cases in educational institutions across the country.
Following the consultative meeting, the decisions and recommendations for implementation will be shared with the provinces.
The forum suggested announcing early and long winter holidays to reduce the spread of the epidemic in order to avoid harm to the academic year targets and in view of the growing trend of the virus as well as ensuring the health and safety of students.
