On Wednesday, Punjab government spokesperson Musarrat Jamshed Cheema said that students in schools across the province would not be promoted without taking examinations.

Talking to a private media firm, she said that exams might be delayed for a while but would be held.

Schools will be open in areas where the ratio of coronavirus cases is low, she added.

Cheema said the coronavirus positivity rate in Punjab is 9.5%, which is an alarming sign.

The provincial government is strictly following the directives of the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) for containing the disease, Cheema said.

“Wedding halls, restaurants and offices are closed, whereas, indoor activities have also been restricted," she added.

Earlier in the day, in a meeting of health and education ministers at the NCOC, it was decided that schools in Pakistan that are located in coronavirus hotspot areas will remain closed till April 11.