Malaysia

S’gor, Negri Sembilan close 43 schools amid Covid-19 threat

Infected students have mild symptoms, currently receiving treatment, says Selangor Health Dept director

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 28 Apr 2021 10:07PM

S’gor, Negri Sembilan close 43 schools amid Covid-19 threat — Selangor Health Department director Datuk Dr Sha’ari Ngadiman said the closure of 30 schools for two days is to ensure sanitation works are carried out as well as to give students the opportunity to undergo screenings. – Pixabay pic, April 28, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR – A total of 43 schools in Selangor and Negri Sembilan were ordered to close temporarily starting today and tomorrow following the proliferation of Covid-19 cases among students and staff.

The closure involves 30 schools in Selangor and 13 schools in Negri Sembilan.

In Selangor, state Health Department director Datuk Dr Sha’ari Ngadiman said the closure of 30 schools for two days was to ensure sanitation works were carried out as well as to give students the opportunity to undergo screenings.

“To date, the symptoms of the students who were infected with Covid-19 at all the schools were mild. They are now receiving treatment,” he said.

He was speaking to reporters during a visit to monitor the dispensation of Covid-19 vaccines in the second phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme at Pandamaran Sports Hall, 42km from here, today.

Dr Sha’ari said district health offices would contact their respective district education offices for every case and discuss the measures to be taken for schools at risk, with education offices to exercise their authority on whether to close a school.

Meanwhile in Negri Sembilan, state Investment, Industrialisation, Entrepreneurship, Education and Human Capital Committee chairman Datuk Mohamad Rafie Ab Malek said 13 schools were ordered closed starting today and tomorrow.

He said 12 schools were ordered to close for two days starting today, namely Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) Chung Hua, SJKC Pei Hua, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Seremban 3, and Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Lavender Heights.

“Also ordered closed today are SK Taman Seri Mawar, Sekolah Menengah Teknik Tuanku Jaafar, SJK Tamil Convent, SK Senawang 3, SK Mantin and Sekolah Menengah Agama Persekutuan Labu, SK Kampung Ladang Gemas, and SMK Kampung Baru Si Rusa, while SJKC Sino English in Seremban was ordered closed starting tomorrow,” he said in a statement.

The closures of four schools, namely SMK Seremban 2, Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil Nilai and SK Desa Cempaka in Nilai, and SK Port Dickson were extended until Friday. – Bernama, April 28, 2021