Schools advised to stagger students seeking medical checks, says Perak health exco

The Perak government has advised schools to coordinate with District Health Offices and relevant health facilities before bringing large numbers of students for medical examinations, following an incident at a boarding school in Ipoh. The school had brought 57 students with Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) to a nearby health clinic simultaneously, despite being advised to bring them in stages.

The Perak Health, Human Resources, Indian Affairs and National Integration Committee chairman, Datuk A. Sivanesan, stated that bringing symptomatic students in stages would help prevent congestion at health facilities and reduce the risk of infection transmission. The Perak Health Department, through the Kinta District Health Office, is managing an Influenza A cluster at the boarding secondary school, with control measures, screening, and epidemiological investigations carried out immediately.

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