This is in addition to 3 schools closed earlier after pupils had breathing difficulties.
Medical staff go to the aid of children with breathing difficulties in Pasir Gudang today. All the schools are within a 6km radius from Sekolah Agama Taman Mawar in Pasir Gudang, where 15 students suffered breathing difficulties, believed to be caused by air pollution in the area, on Thursday.
The other schools are SK Taman Cendana, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Taman Nusa Damai, SMK Pasir Gudang, SMK Kota Masai and Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Pasir Gudang, SK Taman Scientex and SMK Taman Scientex. He said, in the latest incident, firefighters rushed to the scene after receiving a call and screened students with early symptoms of shortness of breath and nausea.
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