Schoolteachers join SARS battle
By Achong Tanjong

Hjh Hamsah showing some of the releases

Posters and leaflets on the killer virus

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has become the top agenda among schoolteachers in the country. This is especially obvious during morning assemblies with their respective students, who are briefed on the threat of the virus that has killed many people worldwide.

A teacher at Sg Hanching Primary School said those who are not feeling well, particularly those with high fever, are asked to seek immediate medical attention. They need not come to school but instead should ask their parents to send them to the hospital.

In a circular letter to parents, the school authority has outlined new steps and acts which follow the guidelines from Ministry of Education. Among them are to look after hygiene, avoid crowded places, read "Surah Yassin" and perform "Sunat Hajat prayer at home. The Ministry of Health has also asked people to avoid travelling to affected countries.

For further information, parents can contact SARS Operation Room, Ministry of Education at 2380620/2381224 during office hours and 8864945 after office hours or SARS Operation Room, Ministry of Health at 2382401/2382044 /2382755.

According to Hjh Hamsah, the Ministry of Health has distributed 3 types of posters and provided 200 copies

of the Health Advice in English and Malays for travellers at entry points to the country such as the Brunei International Airport and Sg Tujuh Control Post.

A total of 10,000 copies on Facts You Should Know About SARS have been printed for the public. These have been put up in shopping centres, petrol stations, government ministries and departments, schools, hospitals, health centres as well as private clinics.

Another three types of leaflets have also been printed - 5,000 copies on Health Advice, 10,000 copies on Facts You Should Know About SARS and 5,000 on Health Alert.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin