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SIBU: Two elementary schools here were closed as of today due to the spread of Covid-19 in two areas of the district.
The Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (JPBB) said Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Abang Ali and SK St Mary were located under Zone Nine Jalan Awang Ramli Amit and Zone 10 Kampung Dato, which changed to red zones after of registering 52 and 43 cumulative cases, respectively, yesterday.
“The closure is until the end of the midterm holiday on April 3,” it said in a statement.
Previously, SK Methodist was closed for two days for disinfection and Covid-19 detection work among teachers and students at the school.
This was due to a teacher who tested positive after undergoing an examination in a private facility and was admitted to Sibu Hospital.
A total of 78 teacher-student contacts have been identified and will undergo swab testing today and tomorrow.
“Parents may bring other children who are not close contacts for screening at the Lanang Health Clinic,” the statement said.
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for schools with Covid-19 cases should close for a day or two for disinfection and investigation, he said.
“Close contacts will be screened and the Department of Health will ask them to isolate or quarantine them, where the schooling of such students can continue through online learning.
“Students who do not have close contact can come to school as usual,” he said.
Currently, school attendance is not compulsory and if parents feel that it is unsafe to send their children to school, their children can continue teaching and learning at home (PdPR), he added. -Called
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