The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Tuesday unanimously decided to reopen primary schools from tomorrow (Wednesday).

Addressing the media in Islamabad, the Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood said the decision has been taken after consultations among all federating units including Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B).

He underscored that 171,436 coronavirus tests were carried out in educational institutions since they reopened on September 15, of which only 1,248 tests were positive. He further added that only one per cent of the infection rate has been witnessed in educational institutions.

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