Peshawar (HRNW) The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to close all its educational institutes, including private and public schools, colleges, tuition centres and universities, till May 31 as the province continues to combat the novel coronavirus.
The provincial coronavirus tally jumped to 176 on Friday after 53 new cases, said KP Information Adviser Ajmal Wazir during a press conference.
“This is a difficult time and we have to fight it,” he remarked, adding the social distancing is very important so please practice it. We have already seen the examples of Italy and Spain, he said. “We have to work together at least take all precautions for one month.”
He even said that the government has made many important decisions in a provincial cabinet meeting earlier in the day.
The cabinet has even approved a relief package for the people of KP, Wazir said. “It will be announced once we have decided on all the details of the package.”
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