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Students' welfare, health, safety are top priorities for local universities during MCO

Friday, 17 Apr 2020 09:09 AM MYT

While there have been appeals from students in public and private institutions of higher learning to be allowed to return home with the closure of the colleges and universities during MCO, the government decided that they stay on at their respective campuses or at their respective accommodation for the off-campus students.

The students will continue to get free three meals a day under the third phase of MCO, and for Ramadan, which begins end of next week, the Muslim students will get food for the breaking of fast and also for “He said the process of distributing the food is assisted by student volunteers. Students only have to enter their personal details at the QRCode as it appears in the cafeteria whenever they go to collect the food.

He said the Counselling Unit from the university’s Student Affairs Office conducts screening on its students, including the off-campus students, to identify those facing depression, stress and other emotional problems. “Food aid is distributed for them since the first phase of MCO,” he said adding that a total of 2,367 UPM students at its Serdang campus here and also in Bintulu, Sarawak, are provided free meals three times a day, as well as items for personal hygiene and health.

“The situation at the campus is under control and all the students are safe. We get assistance from UiTM and also others. Everybody is in good health, but we all are missing home.

 

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