Eight teachers of Government Higher Secondary School Rashkai in Peshawar have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

According to the Elementary and Secondary Education Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the infected teachers have been sent to their homes on 15 days leave.

Meanwhile, academic activities are ongoing under strict precautionary measures.

Earlier on Tuesday, an educational institute in Islamabad had been sealed after coronavirus cases were reported there.

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