Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin (second left) and Azhar (centre) pose for the album with Chan (left) during a Chinese New Year visit. Also seen are Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports Datuk Snowdan Lawan (third right), Assistant Minister of Utilities (Water Supply) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi (second right) and Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Law, State-Federal Relations and Project Monitoring) Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali.
KUCHING: The Association of Boards of Management of Aided Chinese Primary Schools hopes that the federal Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health can come up with a standard operating procedure (SOP) for schools on reducing the risk of Wuhan coronavirus.
Its deputy president Rodger Chan said that with most schools having hundreds to thousands of students coming together, it was important that schools took steps to reduce the spread of Wuhan coronavirus.
“I hope that the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health can come up with SOP for schools in reducing the risk of spreading the virus. I also hope that the ministries can help with obtaining face masks, thermometers and sanitizers.
“This is because it is hard to get face masks due to shortages, and the school boards have tried buying face masks for the schools but were unable to obtain them,” he said in a press statement.
He urged parents to bring their children to seek medical attention if they had abnormal temperatures.
“I also urge students who are returning from China to go for medical check-up and to consider self-quarantine at home for two weeks,” Chan added, and advised students to drink more water and rest if they felt tired.
Chan thanked state education director Dr Azhar Ahmad for agreeing to extending the Chinese New Year holidays for aided Chinese primary schools for an extra two days, meaning classes would resume on Jan 30 for those schools.
Meanwhile, Azhar said the Ministry of Education had produced SOP on issues related to diseases and epidemics, which the association and primary schools would comply with.
“We would also comply with the Sarawak State Committee’s procedures of 14 days quarantine for teachers, staff or students who come back from China,” he said.
Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii (back row, second left) and Padungan assemblyman Wong King Wei (back row, third right) pose for a Chinese New Year photo with Chan (centre) during a Chinese New Year visit.