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SPM to continue as scheduled

Feb 13, 2022

SPM examinations will continue as scheduled, despite the country’s recent surge in COVID-19 cases.

The Education Ministry says it's because most patients are categorised as low risk.

It’s also because more than 90% of Form 5 students this year are already fully vaccinated.

SPM is scheduled for March 2nd until the 29th.

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Don’t use schools as polling centers

The Education Ministry does not want secondary schools to be used as polling centres in the Johor state election in March.

Its Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin says it is to ensure SPM examinations next month go smoothly.

It’s also to prevent schools from having to make rearrangements.

As such, Dr Radzi says an official letter will be sent to the Election Commission soon.

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More than 3mil COVID cases since start of pandemic

Malaysia has now reported more than 3 million COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.

This, after the Health Ministry detected another surge in new infections, with over 22,000 cases yesterday.

Less than half a percent of the new cases are in categories 3,4, and 5.

There were also more than 5,000 recoveries.