Schools seeing more cases


PUTRAJAYA: Over 1,000 schoolchildren have been infected with Covid-19 since the third wave of the outbreak in the country began a month ago, it was revealed.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) said from Sept 20 to Oct 21,587 cases involved primary school pupils aged between seven and 12, and 670 cases involved secondary school students aged between 13 and 18.

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