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by Giam Say Khoon
and Karen Arukesamy
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UALA LUMPUR: The National
Security Council (NSC) has
ordered one school here to be
closed for a week to prevent the
spread of Influenza A(H1N1) after Indonesia

for a week
three of its pupils were confirmed to
have been infected with the virus. JAKARTA: World No. 1 Datuk Lee
With this, about 2,100 pupils and Chong Wei won the men’s singles
staff of SJK (C) Jalan Davidson here at the US$250,000 Indonesia Super
are home-quarantined for one week Series yesterday, defeating Indone-
till Friday, said Health Minister Datuk sian ace Taufik Hidayat.
Seri Liow Tiong Lai yesterday. Lee’s jumping smashes high-
Meanwhile, 70 pupils from two lighted a 21-9, 21-14 victory over
classes in SJK Assunta 2 and SM former world and Olympic cham-
Shah Alam Seksyen 19 have also pion Taufik.
been home-quarantined. After exchanging services in
Speaking to reporters after meet- TWO CLASSES IN TWO OTHER SCHOOLS UNDER H1N1 QUARANTINE the first half of the opening set, Lee
ing the Jalan Davidson school’s took over the rallies and collected
board of directors yesterday after- six points in a row to claim the first
SHARIL AMIN/THESUN

noon, Liow confirmed that as of set.

2.30pm yesterday, there were eight Taufik led 7-1 in the second and
new confirmed A(H1N1) cases in the looked like squaring the match be-
country with two having contracted fore Lee fought back, again claim-
the virus locally. ing six consecutive points. After a
He said the two new cases of local series of exchanging services, Lee
infection involved two 11-year-olds, repeated his six-point surge to set
who are classmates of a girl who had up victory.
returned from Melbourne where she It was the third Super Series
was infected. title of the year for Lee, who also
Liow received the alert on the won in Malaysia and Switzerland.
third case from the same school at In the women’s singles final,
2.30pm while he was still speaking India’s rising star and last year’s
to reporters about the earlier case world junior champion Saina
which was confirmed at 6.30am Nehwal came from behind to over-
yesterday. power Wang Lin of China 12-21,
“The school closure is vital to pre- 21-18, 21-9. It was India’s first ever
vent the virus from spreading among Super Series title.
pupils, teachers and other staff of In the mixed doubles, China’s
the school,” he said, adding that the Zheng Bo and Ma Jin defeated
school management has given its full Lee Yong Dae and Lee Hyo Jung of
support to the government to work South Korea 21-17, 8-21 and 21-16,
towards preventing the spread of the making it three straight Super Se-
new flu. ries titles for the pair after victory
“It is good that the school has in Switzerland and Singapore.
also taken its own precautionary SJK (C) Jalan Davidson But China suffered defeat in the
measures by giving out pamphlets security guard Johari Omar, women’s doubles, as Malaysia’s
and notices to pupils on action plans 47, puts up the notice of the Wong Pei Tty and Chin Eei Hui out-
for the school during the closure,” school closure yesterday. classed Chen Shu and Zhao Yunlie
Liow said. 21-16, 21-16.
“During this period of closure, all China was also on the wrong
those who are home-quarantined allowed to attend any tuition class, “If those who are home-quaran- especially parents of the pupils who end of the men’s doubles final,
must not leave home and should public gathering or function or visit tined feel sick or have fever or any are home-quarantined, to not blame as South Korea’s Lee Yong-dae
avoid meeting or communicating public places, besides adhering to other A(H1N1) symptom, they should or point fingers at those who are and Jung Jae-sung defeated Fu
with the public. They are also advised basic hygiene practices such as immediately inform the Federal infected as they did not disseminate Haifeng and Cai Yun, 21-15, 21-16.
to minimise their contact or commu- covering the mouth with tissue Health Department’s 24-hour hotline the virus deliberately. The South Korean pair also won
nication with family members who while coughing or sneezing and at 03-26983757/019-2299397,” Liow “I urge the public, especially the opening Super Series event in
are not under home quarantine.” washing hands with water and soap said. Malaysia. – Agencies
He said the pupils are strictly not at all times. He also reminded the public, » Turn to Page 2