KUALA LUMPUR: No decision has been made on whether to make it mandatory for students to don face masks in schools, says Education Minister Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin.
"Under the guidelines to reopen schools, the wearing of face masks in schools is encouraged and is not made mandatory yet," he said when answering a question raised by Teo Nie Ching in Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday .
The wearing of face masks was made mandatory from Aug 1 for those on public transports and in crowded public areas to prevent Covid-19 transmission, following worries of a resurgence of the virus in the community.To an earlier question by Teo, Mohd Radzi said that a total of 217 schools were ordered to close temporarily in Sarawak and Kedah to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
"However, operations for pre-school, Form Five and Form Six students will go on as usual in all three districts," he added. To a question by Dr Kelvin Yii Wuen , Mohd Radzi said the decision to temporarily close schools was on a case-by-case basis, depending on the risk factors.
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