Lessons At Quarantine Centre For 36 Spm Stpm Students

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While most SPM and STPM students are back in their schools before the exams, the 36 in Sabah will have to continue with online learning at quarantine centres.KOTA KINABALU: A total of 36 students in Sabah will have to continue their online studies for crucial examinations at low-risk quarantine centres.
The students tested positive for Covid-19 during screenings done on Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) students before they returned to their dormitories.
All 36 have been sent to low risk quarantine centres for further treatment, said state local government and housing minister Masidi Manjun.
Speaking at a press conference today, Masidi said internet services would be provided at the low-risk centres, so students may continue to follow their studies online and prepare for their SPM and STPM exams, scheduled for February and March, respectively.
All SPM and STPM students have been asked to return to schools for lessons from today to prepare for the exams.
Masidi said the recent increase in daily Covid-19 cases in the state was likely due to people’s failure to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOP) during the end of last year.
“This is reflected in the SOP compliance statistics that I shared in my press conference a few days ago, which showed declining compliance rates among the people in this state.
“During this period, the results of large-scale screenings conducted by the Social Security Organisation (Socso) on factory workers, especially those in the east coast, also contributed to the increasing trend of cases,” he said.
Sabah recorded 406 new infections today, along with three more deaths and two new clusters.
Meanwhile, in Kuantan, another 144 SPM students were placed under quarantine after being found to be Covid-19 positive at Maktab Rendah Sains Mara (MRSM) Lipis.
Pahang MKN director Mohd Zairasyahli Shah Zakaria said 142 of them were girls who would be quarantined at the Housing and Local Government Training Institute in Bukit Tinggi while the two boys will be placed in their school hostel. - FMT

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