UPM says it followed protocols on lecturer who attended tabligh event
CORONAVIRUS | Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) vice-chancellor Aini Idris has dismissed claims that one of their lecturers attended the Sri Petaling tabligh gathering and carried on teaching without informing others that he had participated in the event.
This was in response to a WhatsApp message alleging that the lecturer, an associate professor at UPM, had not declared that he was part of the gathering which had been linked to the highest number of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia.
CORONAVIRUS | Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) vice-chancellor Aini Idris has dismissed claims that one of their lecturers attended the Sri Petaling tabligh gathering and carried on teaching without informing others that he had participated in the event.
This was in response to a WhatsApp message alleging that the lecturer, an associate professor at UPM, had not declared that he was part of the gathering which had been linked to the highest number of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia.
In a statement today, Aini said that the lecturer in question had not shown any symptoms of the virus after being asked to go on quarantine for 14 days by the university's health authorities.
"The lecturer had attended the tabligh event on March 1 but did not stay for long. He left after two hours because the session was meant for those interested in going on a four-month preaching mission," said Aini.
"He was then ordered to quarantine himself at home for 14 days from March 12, in line with the Health Ministry’s advice.
"He was also monitored by staff from the university’s health centre every two days," she added.
Aini said the lecturer had hot shown any symptoms of the virus and has also recently been swabbed for Covid-19 when he presented himself at Kajang Hospital, which would notify both the lecturer and the university should he test positive.
"We have followed the guidelines set by the Health Ministry and National Security Council throughout," she said.
She added that UPM had surveyed all staff and students through an online form to gauge their risk of being infected with Covid-19.
So far, Malaysia has reported a total of 1,624 cases of Covid-19 with 16 fatalities.
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