A(H1N1): First school in Malaysia closed; Two classes in other schools quarantined

SJK(C) Jalan Davidson is the first school in Malaysia to be closed after an 11-year-old student testing positive on Friday for the Influeza A(H1N1) was found to have transmitted the virus to two classmates.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the National Security Council agreed to close the school until June 26 and its students and staff numbering some 2,100 were home quarantined.

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Meanwhile 70 pupils from two classrooms in SJK Assunta 2 and SM Shah Alam Seksyen 19 have been home quarantined.