KUCHING: Sarawak will wait for the Health Ministry to decide on making face masks mandatory in schools before making a decision on the matter.
Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said the state disaster management committee would meet to discuss the matter once the ministry has made its decision.
He said this when met at Tupong assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman's Hari Raya open house here on Wednesday . Dr Zaliha said she would meet Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek this week to discuss the proposal, adding that guidelines would be issued before schools reopen on May 2 as a precautionary measure.
Dr Zaliha added that parents need not panic about the spread of the new variant, as those infected usually had mild symptoms, but urged everyone to continue wearing face masks to curb any infection from spreading.
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