KUALA LUMPUR: Nineteen schools in the Petaling district in Selangor have been ordered to close starting today as a precautionary measure to make way for sanitisation, disinfection and for close contact tracing exercises.
In a circular issued by the Petaling District Education Department sighted by the New Straits Times tonight, the department had ordered the indefinite closure of the 19 schools in accordance with Section 18(1)(1)(d) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342).
Among the schools affected are SAM Bestari Subang with four confirmed cases since April 16; SMK Bukit Jelutong; SK Puchong Perdana; SK and SMK Bandar Baru Sri Damansara 2; SK Bukit Kuchai; SJKC Yuk Chai; SMK USJ20 (two cases since April 18); SMK Damansara Jaya; SMK Puchong Utama 1 (four cases since April 18); SMK Seksyen 4 Bandar Kinrara; SMK Bandar Puncak Jalil; and, SMK USJ 23 (two cases since April 18).
The circular stated that the schools' reopening date has yet to be fixed.