MELAKA: Kolej Vokasional Datuk Seri Mohd Zain (KVDSMZ) Alor Gajah has been ordered to close for two weeks from today till May 4 after 37 students tested positive for Covid-19.
State Health and Anti-Drugs Committee chairman Datuk Rahmad Mariman said the Melaka Health Department had been notified of a positive case following symptomatic screening of a student who returned from a red zone on April 16.
"Following that, immediate close contact screenings are being done on 196 people involving college mates and teachers. All positive cases have been isolated and referred to the hospital," he said in a statement.
Rahmad said that following the detection of new infections in Melaka today, 430 close contacts were traced and the Covid-19 tests would be conducted on them soon.
Any enquiries on Covid-19 can be directed to the Melaka Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) at 06-2356999/6851 or e-mail cprcmelaka@moh.gov.my. – Bernama