After a break of around two months, schools and colleges in 34 districts of Punjab, including Lahore, have reopened.

Schools and colleges in Islamabad have also reopened their doors to students of 10th and 12th graders, who are going to sit the board examinations next month.

A teacher sanitises the hand of a student to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus while he with others attend class at a school, in Lahore. — AP
A teacher sanitises the hand of a student to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus while he with others attend class at a school, in Lahore. — AP

Students attend their class at a school in Lahore, as the government reopened educational institutes from grade 9th to 12th. — AFP
Students attend their class at a school in Lahore, as the government reopened educational institutes from grade 9th to 12th. — AFP

A teacher checks the body temperature of a student upon her arrival at a school in Lahore. — AFP
A teacher checks the body temperature of a student upon her arrival at a school in Lahore. — AFP

Students wearing face masks to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus attend class at a school in Lahore. — AP
Students wearing face masks to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus attend class at a school in Lahore. — AP

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