Another college sealed
A school staffer checks the temperature of a student. Schools were reopened by the government on Tuesday after the number of Covid-19 cases declined in the province. PHOTO: AFP
The federal capital administration has closed another girls college at Sector I-9/1 after reporting two positive Covid-19 cases.
District Health Office (DHO) wrote a letter to the Deputy Commissioner Humza Shfqaat on Saturday to close down the campus to contain the further spread of the virus.
"It has been observed that two cases of Covid-19 have been, reported from Islamabad Model College for Girls (IMCG) I-9/1, Islamabad.
It is hereby advised to close down the campus for a period till further intimation by DHO and conduct disinfection activities as per the guidelines issued by Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination."Covid-19 testing of all the exposed staff and students must be conduted.”
Published in The Express Tribune, October 18th, 2020.