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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has announced that it is closing all schools, colleges and universities in the province for 15 days until March 31.<\/p>\n

The decision was taken during a cabinet meeting in Peshawar Friday morning. All the members of the cabinet unanimously decided to keep all education institutions closed as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n

The government has also postponed secondary school examinations. It has ordered tuition centres across the province to remain closed for 15 days.<\/p>\n

The decision was reinforced by KP Information Minister Shaukat Ali Yousafzai.<\/p>\n

All government meetings planned in the province have also been postponed. Meetings with prisoners inside prisons have been halted.<\/p>\n

The development comes hours after Pakistan\u2019s coronavirus count reached 22, with a majority of cases reported in Sindh. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has not reported any cases yet, however, five cases have been reported in Gilgit.<\/p>\n

Source: Samaatv<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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