The Latest: Teachers in Pakistan told to get vaccinated

A provincial education minister in Pakistan has asked public and private school teachers to get vaccinated against the coronavirus by August 22 to prevent school closures

LAHORE, Pakistan— A provincial education minister in Pakistan on Tuesday asked teachers working at private and public schools in the eastern Punjab province to get vaccinated against the coronavirus by August 22 to prevent school closures. Punjab Education Minister Murad Rass said if any teachers are found unvaccinated after that date, authorities will shut the school where they teach. The warning comes amid a steady surge in the confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths in Pakistan. Pakistan on Tuesday reported 3, 884 new daily cases and 86 deaths. The country has reported 1,075,504 confirmed cases and 24,004 deaths since the start of the pandemic last year.