According to the latest press release issued on Friday 21 January 2021, COVID testing in schools & other educational institutions i.e. colleges & universities was carried out in major Omicron-hit cities to ascertain disease spread among students and ensure accurate disease mapping.
Data suggests a strong correlation between vaccination levels and infection rates in various cities, therefore, it has been decided that:
Aggressive testing will be done in educational institutions for the next two weeks especially in high disease prevalence cities of Pakistan.
Education institutions schools colleges etc / premises/ sections / specific classes with high positivity will be closed for one week. The provincial administration in consultation with District Health, Education Authorities, and School Administrations to set a threshold of cases for deciding such closures. Federating units to carry out special vaccination drives in schools to ensure 100 % vaccination of students over 12 years of age.
