Coronavirus: Teachers directed to stay off duty

SRINAGAR — In yet another precautionary measure to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered the teachers to stay off from work.

A circular issued by Principal Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Dr Asgar Samoon, school teachers have been asked not to attend their duties till further orders, as the class work stands already suspended.

The order issued by Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Dr Asgar Samoon reads, “Only headmasters / ZEOs / Principles / CEOs / HoDs / concerned Engineers involved in works / Centrally Sponsored Schemes implementation or educational administrative matter are exempted and permitted but to maintain social distances.”

Pertinently, all the educational institutions, government as well as private, have already been closed in Jammu and Kashmir as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of novel Coronavirus disease.