The closure involved 30 schools in Selangor and 13 schools in Negeri Sembilan.

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

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

He was speaking to reporters during a visit to monitor the second phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme which was carried out at the Pandamaran Sports Hall, in Klang, here, today.

Sha’ari said the district health office will inform the district education office (PPD) on every case and discuss what measures need to be taken for schools with risks. The PPD would then exercise its authority on whether to close a school.

Meanwhile, in Negeri Sembilan, state investment, industrialisation, entrepreneurship, education and human capital committee chairman, Mohamad Rafie Ab Malek said 13 schools were ordered to close 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, Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Lavender Height.

“Also ordered closed today were SK Taman Seri Mawar, Sekolah Menengah Teknik Tuanku Jaafar, SJK Tamil Convent, SK Senawang 3, SK Mantin, Sekolah Menengah Agama Persekutuan Labu, SK Kampung Ladang Gemas and SMK Kampung Baru Si Rusa.

“SJKC Sino English in Seremban was ordered to close from tomorrow,” he said in a statement.

Meanwhile, the closures of four schools, SMK Seremban 2, SJKT Nilai, SK Desa Cempaka in Nilai and SK Port Dickson were extended until Friday.

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