KATHMANDU, July 28 -- The House of Representatives along with the Education and Health Committee have directed the authorities concerned to conduct the exams of grade 12 in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic by following the necessary health and safety guidelines.

Committee Chairperson Jayapuri Gharti said that the examinations should be conducted only in the presence of doctors, nurses and necessary medicines at the examination centers. "In order to protect the examinees from the pandemic, the exams should be conducted by implementing the safety guidelines," Gharti said. "Infected students should be provided a separate classroom for their exams," he added.

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