Covid-19: Kindergartens, childcare centres in Sarawak red zones to be closed for 14 days from Tuesday (April 20)


KUCHING: Kindergartens and childcare centres in Covid-19 red zones in Sarawak will be closed for 14 days from Tuesday (April 20), following a similar directive for schools.

State Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the directive to close would affect 2,518 kindergartens and 213 childcare centres in the red zones.

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