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SMK Bukit Bandaraya ordered shut after Covid-19 case detected

Bangsar school to remain closed for 7 days ending May 3 for sanitisation, contact tracing

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 26 Apr 2021 10:54PM

SMK Bukit Bandaraya ordered shut after Covid-19 case detected
The Kuala Lumpur Education Department’s move to shut SMK Bukit Bandaraya is in line with the Health Ministry’s directive to close schools for seven days if a Covid-19 case is detected within the institutions. – Social media pic, April 26, 2021

by A. Azim Idris

KUALA LUMPUR – SMK Bukit Bandaraya in Bangsar, here, has been ordered shut after a Covid-19 case was detected in the school.

In a letter sighted by The Vibes, the Education Ministry had issued a directive for the school to close for seven days beginning tomorrow.

The closure is scheduled to end next week on May 3.

The letter, signed by Kuala Lumpur Education Department Director Zainal Abas, said the decision is in line with the ministry’s ruling to close any school for a period of seven days, without risk analysis by the Health Ministry first, if any Covid-19 cases are found.

“The closure of schools must be done to allow cleaning, disinfection, and detection of close contacts to be conducted,” the letter, addressed to the school’s principal, read.

The ministry’s directive also ordered teachers to work from home and carry out home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) based on their abilities and capacity to communicate with students throughout the school’s closure. – The Vibes, April 26, 2021

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