‘125 institutions sealed in 2 months’

By Hina Kiyani

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Commissioner Islamabad, Hamza Shafqat has said that the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration has sealed as many as 125 educational institutions across the federal capital during last two months after 388 people among the students and staff tested positive for coronavirus. Talking to media on Sunday, he said that the ICT staff along with health teams was ensuring the implementation of anti-coronavirus standard operating procedures (SOPs) at schools, colleges and universities to keep the virus at bay. Hamza Shafqat said that we are vigilant to protect our children and people cooperation was crucial to battle the second wave of coronavirus. “We must fight back the second wave of Covid-19,” he urged the masses to strictly adhere to anti-cornavirus guidelines. To a query, the DC Islamabad said the cases in the federal capital were skyrocketed and some 100-150 cases were being reported on daily basis. As par current figures, over 4000 active COVID-19 cases in the federal capital.