Big School Clean Up Against Sars 

Bandar Seri Begawan - Specialists in the medical field have discovered that the use of ordinary or medicated soap could kill the SARS virus within five minutes.

The special duties officer at the Ministry of Education, Dr. Haji Abdul Latif, pointed this out when he launched a nationwide clean up campaign against the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) epidemic sweeping the region. It was aimed at schools, colleges and institutes of higher learning.

The campaign is a joint effort by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education. This morning's function took place at the Berakas Secondary School.

The Minister of Education, Pehin Dato Haji Abdul Aziz, and the Minister of Health, Pehin Dato Haji Abu Bakar as well as senior officers of both ministries were involved in the project.

Dr Haji Abdul Latif, who is also co-chairman of the campaign, in his welcoming address, said that the ministry of education has taken measures to protect school children and the community from contracting Sars.

The Minister of Education then launched the cleaning campaign against Sars for schools, colleges and institutes of higher learning.

The Minister of Health, in his capacity as co-chairman of the project, presented guide manuals on hygiene and sale of food and drinks to proprietors of school canteens.

With Pehin Dato Haji Awang Abdul Aziz, and Pehin Dato Haji Abu Bakar at the helm, the cleaning campaign was carried out in earnest.

Both ministers also took the opportunity to take a closer look into the condition on the compound of the Berakas secondary school, also scrutinised were the class rooms, canteen than the school's premises.

Students together with their classmates and teachers worked in earnest in making the cleaning campaign a success.

The objective of the campaign was to produce awareness among students about the importance of maintaining personal hygiene and cleanliness of the environment in combating Sars and other contagious communal diseases.

Also involved in similar undertakings were the Pengiran Anak Puteri Muta-Wakkilah, Hayatul Bolkiah Religious School in Kampong Serusop, the Anggerek Desa Primary School and the Chung Hwa Secondary School. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei

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