LAHORE: The public and private sector medical and dental colleges in Punjab will reopen on Tuesday (September 15) with classes resuming in a phased manner. As per circular issued by the University of Health Sciences (UHS), all affiliated medical and dental colleges will ensure compliance of "Health guidelines for educational institutions re-opening during COVID-19 pandemic", issued by the federal government.

In the first phase, final and third year MBBS and BDS classes will resume from Tuesday. Final-year students' classes will be held at the attached teaching hospitals and they will not be attending their colleges. In the second phase, first year MBBS and first year BDS students will be asked to attend colleges from October 1. In this phase, classes of fourth year MBBS and second year BDS will also resume. In the third phase, classes for students of second year MBBS will start from October 16.

On the other hand, encouraged by the government's decision to open educational institutions from 15th September, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) decided to maximise the participation of the teenage cricketers and hold open trials for the selection of six Under-19 Cricket Association squad that will feature in the National One-Day Tournament from 13 October and National Three-Day Tournament from 5 November.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2020