All students, lecturers, academic and non-academic workers attached to education services returning from countries affected by Coronavirus outbreak will be quarantined for 14 days, the Education Ministry has issued a notice. Education Ministry has accordingly informed all school principals and heads of education institutes to that all such students, lecturers or other officers attached to education service who are in or leaving to countries seriously affected by the Coronavirus such as China, Korea and Italy will be quarantined in their return to the country. The Education Ministry has issued this communication in keeping with the directives given by the Foreign Ministry. The Foreign Ministry has made the quarantine period for such persons compulsory, the Education Ministry in the statement said. M.A.A.