Our Correspondent
Multan
Three schools of the city were closed on Tuesday after its two female and one male teachers tested positive of coronavirus, said an official source. The schools included Govt MA Jinnah High School, Govt Girls High School (GGHS) Kabootar Mandi and GGHS Mollah Dogran, the source informed.
The educational institutions were closed for fourteen days under SOPs, the source said and added that health department would conduct random testing for global pandemic. When contacted, ECO District Education Authority (DAE) Dr Riaz Ahmad Khan confirmed that three teachers have been tested positive for COVID-19. He stated the school wherein they were teaching have been shut for 14 days, adding that the test of them will be repeated after seven days to ascertain whether they have tested negative or not. The process of disinfection was going on in all schools, he explained.
District administration decided to ensure strict monitoring of standard operating procedure (SOPs) in public transport in order to thwart threat of rising coronavirus cases, here on Tuesday. The meeting was chaired by additional deputy commissioner (Headquarter) Rana Akhlaaq Ahmed Khan, and participated by transport owners, officials of traffic police, civil defence, motor vehicle examiners and some others. It was agreed that strict inspection of vehicles would be made. All the passengers will wear face-masks and use hand-sanitizers.
