Shafaq News / The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the Kurdistan Region issued a set of instructions for starting the new academic year 2020-2021 in governmental and private universities and institutes.

The Ministry decided, according to the instructions issued:

·        Teachers, staff, and students are required to wear masks and gloves.

·        Provide sterilizers and thermometers

·        Cleaning buildings, departments and classes, permanently and continuously.

·        Not allowing employees to roam in other departments except for necessary work.

·        Cafeterias not to open

·        In any form, gatherings among students are not permitted

·        If anyone has symptoms of "Covid 19", the presidency of universities must be informed and the suspicious are not allowed to attend.