Covid-19: Johor’s UTHM suspends lessons, gatherings after one university staff tests positive
Sunday, 15 Mar 2020 04:25 PM MYTUniversiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia has confirmed that one of its university staff has tested positive for the Covid-19. — Picture courtesy of viruspagoh.uthm.edu.my
UTHM, which is based in Johor, said it was informed by the district health office yesterday that one of its staff members at the Pagoh campus in Muar had tested positive for Covid-19. “As a proactive step, UTHM has conducted tracing of close contacts for identification and has informed individuals who had direct contact with that staff to undergo screening procedures that will be carried out starting March 15, 2020 at the Pagoh campus and the main campus Parit Raja,” it said in a statement posted on its official Facebook page, referring to its main campus in Batu Pahat.
The university also said it would suspend all teaching and lessons at its Pagoh campus for one week from March 15 to March 19, with further decisions to be announced from time to time.
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