COVID-19 curbs extended in Pakistan due to spike in cases driven by infectious Omicron
Health authorities in Islamabad requested the deputy commissioner (DC) to seal 14 more schools and colleges on Friday after students and staff were found infected by the virus, District Health Officer Dr Zaeem Zia told reporters.
Nearly 1,550 people tested positive in Islamabad during the last 24 hours as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the federal capital with a positivity ratio of 17 percent. As many as 381 people contracted the virus in Rawalpindi which registered a positivity ratio of 15.2 percent,
A total of 137 educational institutions, 45 colleges and 92 schools, have been sealed and 546 people diagnosed with the virus in Islamabad since January 1, 2022.
Schools to be shut in Islamabad:
The schools to be closed due to virus cases include: Islamabad Model School for Girls (I-V) Farash Town, Islamabad Model School for Girls (I-V) Kot Hathial, Islamabad Model School for Girls (I-V) Shahzad Town, Islamabad Model School (I-V) G-10/1, Islamabad Model School (I-V) School No. 1 G-9/4, Islamabad Model School for Girls (V-X) I-8/1, Islamabad Model School for Girls (I-VIII) Rajwal, Islamabad Model School for Girls (I-VIII) PTC Sihala, Islamabad Model School for Boys (I-VIII) I-8/1, Islamabad Model School for Girls (I-X) Nara Syedan, Islamabad Model School for Girls (I-X) President Estate Colony, Islamabad Model College for Girls I-8/4, Islamabad Model College for Girls Thanda Pani and Islamabad Model College for Boys Mughal. Dr Zia said 69 virus cases were reported from these institutions.
Assistant Commissioner (Secretariat) Aneel Sayed sealed two other schools in the area of Mohra Noor, Banigala, on Friday. AC Sayed said Azhar Naseer Shaheed Model School for Boys (I-VIII) Mohra Noor and Islamabad Model School for Girls (I-X) Mohra Noor were closed.
Meanwhile, the NCOC has extended COVID-19 curbs to February 15.