Covid-19: 20 schools in Penang ordered to close for two days

 

Twenty primary and secondary schools in Penang have been ordered to close for two days due to Covid-19 cases, Penang Education director Abdul Rashid Abdul Samad said.

He said this is to allow the schools, which he did not name, to be disinfected. 

“The schools were ordered to close for two days to enable sanitisation work and for the school management to reassess the risk before any decision (on whether to extend the closure) can be made,” he told Bernama.

Without giving any details on the schools involved, Abdul Rashid said, during the closure, the affected students will continue their studies through the home-based teaching and learning method according to their school timetable.

- Bernama