By Norrasyidah Arshad
SHAH ALAM, April 26 — The Selangor Education Department has confirmed the temporary closure of 79 schools in the state for two days after Covid-19 cases were reported.
A circular issued by the department stated that the schools are closed today and tomorrow.
The closure would affect 19 schools in the education districts of Hulu Langat, Petaling Perdana (18), Klang (15), Gombak (9), Petaling Utama (9), Hulu Selangor (5), Sepang (2) and Kuala Langat (2).
According to the department, the closure of schools was ordered after Covid-19 cases were detected yesterday (April 25).
Meanwhile, Kuala Langat District officer Jusni Hashim had confirmed the closure of two schools in the district.
On April 24, the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) was implemented at Sekolah Menengah (SM) Sains Banting, Kuala Langat, until May 7 after 71 students tested positive for Covid-19 out of 473 screening tests conducted.
Last Monday, a total of 19 schools in Selangor were closed for seven days due to the upsurge in Covid-19 cases involving the school community.
The list of the 79 schools affected are as follow:
1. SK Seksyen 19
2. SK Seri Selangor
3. SK Bandar Anggerik
4. SK Seksyen 1 Bandar Kinrara
5. SJK (C) Chee Wen
6. SMK Darul Ehsan
7. SMK Puchong
8. SMK Seksyen 7
9. SMK Pusat Bandar Puchong 1
10. SMK Bandar Puncak Jalil
11. SMK Seksyen 11
12. SMK USJ 4
13. SK Seksyen 7
14. SMK Bandar Puchong Jaya B
15. SK Seksyen 20
16. SMK Seksyen 7
17. SMK TTDI Jaya
18. SJKC Tun Tan Siew Sin
19 SK Taming Jaya
20. SJK(C) Batu 9 Cheras
21. SJK(C) Kg Baru Ampang
22. SMK Taman Tasik
23. SMK Bandar Damai Perdana
24. SMJK Yu Hua
25. SK Leftenan Adnan
26. SK Semenyih
27. SK Bandar Tun Hussien Onn 2
28. SK Kajang Utama
29. SMK Bandar Baru Ampang
30. SMK Abdul Jalil
31. SK Bandar Seri Putra
32. SK Kantan Permai
33. SMK Taman Seraya
34. SMK Dusun Nanding
35. SMKA Maahad Hamidiah Kajang
36. SMK Pandan Mewah
37. SMK Bandar Seri Putra
38. SJK(C) San Yuk
39. SJKC Kheow Bin
40. SK 1 Gombak
41. SMK Kepong
42. SMK Seri Garing
43. SMK Taman Selayang
44. SMK Selayang Bharu
45. SK Taman Desa
46. SK Sg. Tua Bharu
47. SJK(C) Yuk Chai
48. SK Bandar Baru Sri Damansara 2
49. SK Taman Megah
50. Kolej Tingkatan Enam Petaling Jaya
51. SK Taman Medan
52. SMK Sultan Abdul Samad
53. SMK Tropicana
54. SMK (P) Sri Aman
55. SMK Bandar Sri Damansara 2
56. SK Rantau Panjang
57. SK Bukit Ceraka
58. SJK(C) Khe Beng
59. SJK(C) Wu Teck
60. SMK Jalan Kebun
61. SMK Bukit Tinggi Klang
62. SMK Meru
63. SK Taman Klang Jaya
64. SMK La Salle
65. SMK Raja Lumu
66. SMJK Kwang Hua
67. SMK Sri Andalas
68. SK Taman Sri Andalas
69. SMK Raja Mahadi
70. SJKC Hin Hua
71. SK Dato’ Abu Bakar Baginda
72. SK Taman Putra Perdana
73. SK Gedangsa
74. SK Bukit Beruntung
75. SMK Bandar Sungai Buaya
76. SK Batang Kali
77. SMK Ampang Pecah
78. SMK Bandar Banting
79. SJKT Jenjarom
