{"id":1367,"date":"2022-01-29T09:25:52","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T09:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsmakers.com.pk\/en\/?p=1367"},"modified":"2022-01-29T09:32:48","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T09:32:48","slug":"alarming-surge-in-covid-cases-new-school-schedule-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsmakers.com.pk\/en\/pakistan\/alarming-surge-in-covid-cases-new-school-schedule-announced\/1367\/","title":{"rendered":"Kids School Schedule Updated in Lahore, Rawalpindi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Web Desk &#8212; Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas shared an update for private and public schools in Lahore and Rawalpindi amid an alarming spike in new Covid-19 infections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking it to Twitter, Raas said that classes up to Grade 6 will continue in a staggered manner until February 15 with 50 percent of students each day while classes 7 to 12 will remain on the previous schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"545\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsmakers.com.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/murad-raas-tweet.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newsmakers.com.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/murad-raas-tweet.jpg 545w, https:\/\/www.newsmakers.com.pk\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/murad-raas-tweet-300x139.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>PTI leader shared revised updates as megacities in the country\u2019s most populous region witnessed an alarming rise in COVID positivity rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) had earlier decided to extend curbs on schools in cities with over 10 percent positivity rate till February 15. 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