More than 1,000 schoolchildren contract Covid-19 in third wave

The country has recorded more than 1,000 Covid-19 cases among schoolchildren since the beginning of the third wave of the outbreak last month.

Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said for those aged seven to 12, the total cases to date is 587.

Those in the 13 to 18 age bracket recorded 670 cases...