All schools in Punjab will reopen from June 7 as the School Education Department has issued a notification in this regard, reported 24Ne3ws HD TV Channel Thursday.

Punjab government, on the direction of the NCOC, had shut the schools in the whole province in May in the wake of the third wave of coronavirus. Earlier, the schools had been closed in many districts having a high positivity ratio of the coronavirus and in Lahore, the educational institutes have been closed since March.

Punjab government had earlier resumed the educational activities in 16 districts of the province on May 24 where the positivity ratio was less than percent.

Now, the Punjab government has decided to reopen the educational institutes in the whole province from June 7.

According to the notification, all the schools will open with 50percent strength of students each day no student will come to the school on the two consecutive days.

The school will remain open for six days a week.

The education department has directed the concerned authorities to make sure the strict implementation of the SOPs.