PETALING JAYA: No clusters have been identified stemming from the primary school pupil in Sabah found to be Covid-19-positive, said the Health Ministry.
Its director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were two separate Covid-19 cases involving schoolchildren in Sabah but these were not classified as a cluster.
“We have done sampling at the school and none of the school children or teachers were infected, as of now. “We have identified the cluster in Kedah but we do not suggest the closure of schools and kindergartens, ” he said. A total of 73 kindergartens and three daycare centres under Kemas in Kubang Pasu were ordered to close following the emergence of the cluster.Dr Noor Hisham also urged people to follow the standard operating procedure and to adhere to the new normal during Hari Raya Haji.“The three habits of social distancing, maintaining hand hygiene and wearing face masks are vital and must always be practised.”Three of the cases were imported while five were local transmissions.
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