Penang school ordered to close after teacher tests positive


KEPALA BATAS: A school at the northern end of mainland Penang has been ordered to close until Oct 8 after one of the teachers tested positive for Covid-19.

The teacher's spouse is a Kedahan politician, and she followed him to Sabah during the state election there.

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