As many as 81 schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) were sealed over violation of the standard operating procedures (SOPs) designed to curb coronavirus spread.

A report released on Wednesday stated that 81 schools including 78 government and three private were sealed after found violating the SOPs. 62 schools were allowed to reopen after compliance with the standard operating procedures, while 19 government schools are still sealed.

The report highlighted that the COVID-19 testing ratio increased to 1.51pc from 1.12 in the last month of October.