KUALA LUMPUR – The government has decided that the Ministry of Education (MOE) may issue an order to close a school if teachers or students are found positive for Covid-19, without needing to wait for an assessment by the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the decision was reached at a special meeting of the National Security Council on the management of Covid-19, which he chaired via a video conference from his home today.
During the meeting, he said new cases of Covid-19 in Selangor and the Federal Territories were discussed, including cases involving pupils at SK Bangsar.
Muhyiddin said the meeting also focused specifically on the Covid-19 situation in Sabah.
“Since the number of cases in the state (Sabah) is still showing an upward trend, the meeting also agreed to have the MOE to look into the need to close all schools in Sabah.
"Senior Minister of Education will make an official announcement on this,” he said in a post on his Facebook page. – Bernama, October 9, 2020
