LAHORE: All the public and private medical colleges and schools will remain closed till 11^th April, in Punjab.

The Specialised Healthcare and Medical Department released a notification on Monday (today), which reads “In continuation of this Department’s notification dated 12th March, 2021, all the public and private Medical Universities/Colleges, Dental Colleges, Nursing Schools/Colleges, Paramedical/Allied Health Sciences Schools/Colleges shall remain closed from 29th March 2021 till 11th April, 2021,” 

Moreover, the clinical staff of the mentioned institutions will be performing their duties normally. Whereas, it would be decided whether to relieve the staff or not, who are not involved in clinical duties.

The examinations of public and private MBBS and BDS students, nursing students, paramedical and allied health sciences students will be conducted as per the schedule.

The sports and cultural activities have also been banned by the department.