PESHAWAR: The Elementary and Secondary Education Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Friday announced that all government and private educational institutions would resume educational activities in 21 districts of the province from Monday.

According to a notification issued here, educational institutions will be opened in staggered fashion under strict standard operating procedures.

The districts where universities, colleges and schools will start functioning include Battagram, Buner, Lower Chitral, Upper Chitral, Dera Ismail Khan, Hangu, Khyber, Upper Kohistan, Lower Kohistan, Kolai-Palas, Karak, Kurram, Lakki Marwat, Mohmand, Malakand, Orakzai, Swat, North Waziristan, South Waziristan, Tank and Torghar.

According to the NCOC decision taken on May 19, educational institutions will be opened only in those districts where Covid positivity rate is below 5 per cent.

In rest of the districts, the educational institutions will remain closed as positivity rate there was higher than 5 per cent.

Published in Dawn, May 22nd, 2021