Sivagangga cluster: 73 Kemas kindergartens in Kubang Pasu ordered to close


ALOR SETAR (Bernama) -- A total of 73 tabika (kindergartens) and three taska (daycare centres) under the Community Development Department (Kemas) in Kubang Pasu were ordered to close beginning Wednesday following the spread of Covid-19 in the district involving the Sivagangga cluster.

State Kemas director Noor Azman Abd Rahman said the directive was issued as a preliminary measure to contain the transmission of Covid-19.

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