On Tuesday, the government of Punjab announced that winter vacations for universities — public and private — across the province would be observed from December 23, 2021, to January 6, 2022.

As per the notification, all universities under the jurisdiction of the Higher Education Department Punjab shall follow the orders.

“All the concerned authorities shall ensure 100% vaccination of all teaching and non-teaching staff and students by the opening of institutions in the wake of an increasing number of the Omicron variant of COVID-19,” it further added.

A few days before, Minister for Education Punjab Murad Raas had announced that the winter vacations for schools — public and private — across the province would be observed from December 23 to January 6, 2022.