Dr Zaliha said she would meet Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek soon to discuss the guidelines and standard operating procedure for students, which will be issued before school reopens next week.

According to the official Health Ministry data, the number of cases increased by 87.5 per cent in the last 14 days up to April 8, while the number of hospital admissions recorded an increase of 30.5 per cent.

She said for adolescents aged 12 to 18, there were a total of 2,858,927 or 91.9 per cent of this segment who completed the primary dose, while 60,414 or 1.9 per cent had received the first booster dose.

Over the past week, an average of 7.9 people were reported to have died of COVID-19, while the average for the past 30 days was 7.4, indicating that Covid-19 deaths are on the uptrend.

"In the past, (medicine supply) was slow due to raw materials arriving late, sudden high demand and the Movement Control Order."

A total of 53 are in ICU with 35 in need of respiratory assistance. ICU utilisation throughout the country stands at 61.7%, with Covid ICU utilisation at 12.9%.

Five fatalities were reported yesterday, of which two were declared dead on arrival (DOA), taking the death toll in the country to 35,816.

Pemberian BSB akan diusahakan secepat mungkin dan disalurkan selewat-lewatnya akhir bulan Februari 2022.

Meanwhile, Hee said that the state government plans to transform Bukit Ketumbar Forest in Taman Cheras, here, into a community forest, making it the latest attraction for tourism in Selangor.

"Out of the pool, 360 companies were shortlisted to embark on their journey in this year's Top ECM event, which features three award categories, namely Top E-Commerce Merchant Awards, Selangor E-Commerce Merchant Awards, AFFIN BANK Special Awards for Rising Stars, and AFFINGEM Women Trailblazer Awards," it said in a statement.

“Ia juga bagi memperkukuhkan dasar dan strategi pembangunan mahasiswa dalam bidang penyelidikan yang merupakan nadi ke arah Negeri Pintar,” kata Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari.