Schools hit by Covid-19 will close for 2 days in new govt directive

Published: Apr 21, 2021 12:58 PM

Any school that reports even one case of Covid-19 will be closed for two days, under a new directive from the Education Ministry.

Deputy Education Minister Mah Hang Soon (above) said the directive - which takes effect today (April 21) - was decided in a meeting chaired by minister Radzi Jidin.

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