Health DG Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah addresses the media over the latest Covid-19 cases, during a press conference in Putrajaya.
PUTRAJAYA: School administrations are
reminded to adhere to the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) set by the
Health Ministry and the National Security Council (NSC) to prevent Covid-19
infection among students and staff.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor
Hisham Abdullah said the SOPs cover pre-, ongoing and post-school sessions.
"Parents also play an important role
in reminding and educating their children about taking preventive measures
against Covid-19 in the school bus, classroom and during sports activities or
co-curriculum," he said in a daily press conference on Covid-19, today.
Dr Noor Hisham was speaking following
today's announcement that five primary school pupils in Kedah tested positive
for Covid-19.
The children, who are linked to the Tawar
cluster, were identified through active case detection and close contact
screening. It was revealed that the children are close contacts of Case 9,197 –
a pre-schooler at the same school.
Dr Noor Hisham said that the school has
since been ordered to close.
"There is a possibility that one of
the patients was infected by their parent, and later spread the virus to
schoolmates. Nevertheless, the investigation is still ongoing."
He said of the nine local transmissions
reported today, seven (including five from the Tawar cluster) were reported in
Kedah.
One case was a pre-operation patient at
Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital who was later transferred to Sultanah Bahiyah
Hospital; one was a symptomatic case detected through screening; one was an
asymptomatic case registered in Selangor (Person Under Investigation) who was
admitted to the Sungai Buloh Hospital; and one in Perlis – a patient with
Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) at Tuanku Fauziah Hospital.
Meanwhile, Dr Noor Hisham said that as of
noon today, 3,547 people in the Tawar cluster have been screened. From the
tests, 59 positive cases were detected, while 2,717 were negative and 242 are
awaiting results.
"In Penang, 518 people were screened,
with 11 positive cases detected and 507 turned out negative; (while) 11 people
were screened in Perak, and all of them were negative.
"Close contact screening and
activities on the ground will be continued.
"An update on the situation of this
cluster and others will be provided from time to time," he added.
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