The Education Ministry is prepared to revive the contingency plan for schoolchildren should the increase in Covid-19 infections and Influenza-like illness (ILI) gets out of control.
However, Senior Education Minister Radzi Jidin said his ministry must hold prior discussions and seek advice from the Health Ministry before making any decision.
“What is most important is that every protocol set by the Health Ministry must be followed, the Education Ministry will discuss with the Health Ministry on the approach to be taken (to curb the spread of infection).
“We have always been in discussion just to make sure, even though there is only a slight increase in cases,” he told reporters after launching the Tunas Malaysia League at Taman Pancarona Mini Stadium, in Putrajaya today.
Also present was Youth and Sports Minister Ahmad Faizal Azumu.
He said this when asked on the Education Ministry’s efforts to ensure that Covid-19 and Influenza cases do not spread among students at school.
Yesterday, Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah informed that in the 28th epidemiology week from July 10-16, Covid-19 cases increased by 23.4 percent while for ILI and severe acute respiratory infection cases increased by 8.5 percent.
Meanwhile, on the Tunas League organised in collaboration with the Youth and Sports Ministry, Radzi said it was a platform to identify new talents among schoolchildren.
“This inaugural programme is a school level football competition where eight best teams from each district will compete and they will go on to compete at the national level, he said, adding that the programme was also part of the One Student One Sport Policy launched by the Education Ministry.
- Bernama
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