More than 1,000 schoolchildren contract Covid-19 in third wave

Faisal AsyrafPublished: Oct 22, 2020 11:11 AM | Updated: Oct 22, 2020 1:26 PM

The country has recorded more than 1,000 Covid-19 cases among schoolchildren since the beginning of the third wave of the outbreak last month.

Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said for those aged seven to 12, the total cases to date is 587.

Those in the 13 to 18 age bracket recorded 670 cases...

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