The Higher Education Ministry and the University Grant Commission (UGC) are temporarily closed after having found several persons have been found infected with COVID-19 following PCR tests, Education Minister Prof. G.L. Pieris said.
While addressing in Parliament today, he said several COVID-19 positive cases were found through 50 PCR tests conducted at the UGC and Higher Education Ministry.
Therefore, the Ministry had decided to close those institutions temporarily, Prof. Pieris said.
(Daily Mirror)