H1N1 : UiTM bans travel abroad
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SHAH ALAM, June 24 — Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) has imposed a temporary prohibition on travel abroad by its staff and students in view of the influenza A(H1N1) pandemic.
Vice-Chancellor Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Dato' Seri Prof Dr. Ibrahim bin Abu Shah said today approval for travel abroad would only be given on a case-by-case basis.
Already, there have been complaints over the ruling as many academic staff had made preparations to go abroad, he told a news conference after the opening of the two-day International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME) 2009 organised by the university's Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.
Ibrahim said he had to be firm to prevent closure of the university should any of the more than 100,000 students be infected by the disease.
He also said that UiTM had set up an H1N1 action committee in accordance with a directive of the Ministry of Higher Education to all institutions of higher learning.
Meanwhile, 12 new H1N1 confirmed cases have been reported over the past 24 hours, said director-general of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican today.
He said of the total, 10 were “imported” cases while two were locally transmitted cases.
Three of the cases identified involved two from Yemen and one from Indonesia while the rest were Malaysians who had visited Singapore, Britain, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia and the United States, he said.
"This has increased the number of confirmed cases in the country to 80, comprising 69 ‘imported’ cases and 11 locally transmitted cases.
"The number of schools that had been closed due to the outbreak remains four while three schools had been directed to close one of their classrooms respectively," he told reporters after chairing a National Technical committee meeting on Influenza A (H1N1).
He added that so far 1,619 people had been tested for the virus. — Bernama
Vice-Chancellor Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Dato' Seri Prof Dr. Ibrahim bin Abu Shah said today approval for travel abroad would only be given on a case-by-case basis.
Already, there have been complaints over the ruling as many academic staff had made preparations to go abroad, he told a news conference after the opening of the two-day International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME) 2009 organised by the university's Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.
Ibrahim said he had to be firm to prevent closure of the university should any of the more than 100,000 students be infected by the disease.
He also said that UiTM had set up an H1N1 action committee in accordance with a directive of the Ministry of Higher Education to all institutions of higher learning.
Meanwhile, 12 new H1N1 confirmed cases have been reported over the past 24 hours, said director-general of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican today.
He said of the total, 10 were “imported” cases while two were locally transmitted cases.
Three of the cases identified involved two from Yemen and one from Indonesia while the rest were Malaysians who had visited Singapore, Britain, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia and the United States, he said.
"This has increased the number of confirmed cases in the country to 80, comprising 69 ‘imported’ cases and 11 locally transmitted cases.
"The number of schools that had been closed due to the outbreak remains four while three schools had been directed to close one of their classrooms respectively," he told reporters after chairing a National Technical committee meeting on Influenza A (H1N1).
He added that so far 1,619 people had been tested for the virus. — Bernama
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Vice Chancellor : Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Dato' Seri Prof Dr. Ibrahim bin Abu Shah