SMK ST MARY LIMBAHAU RECEIVE 250 FACE SHIELDS FROM UMS
9 Feb 2021
KOTA KINABALU: A total of 250 UMS Covi-Pro face shields were contributed by Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) to teachers and students of SMK St. Mary Limbahau, Papar in a brief ceremony, recently.
The school's principal Philip Chew and Students Affair Senior Assistant Bengkong Anak Pungat @ Cassidy Pungat represented the school to receive the face shields before distributing them to teachers and students of the school.
UMS Director of Instrumentation and Science Service Centre, Associate Professor Dr. Zaleha A. Aziz said, the face shields were for the teachers and the 2021 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) candidates who are currently undergoing face-to-face teaching and learning sessions.
"The contribution is one of UMS' effort to help curb the spread of Covid-19 among the community, including within school compounds so that the safety aspects of teachers and students can be improved.
"It is hoped that this donation can benefit SMK St. Mary Limbahau and facilitate the face-to-face teaching and learning sessions," she said.
According to Zaleha, UMS Covi-Pro is a joint innovation by a group of researchers led by Prof. Dr. How Siew Eng from the Faculty of Science and Natural Resources and Dr. Choong Dr Chong Wai Hen from the Faculty of Engineering, and UMS volunteers initiated in early March, last year.
The face shields were produced for the use of UMS frontline staff and members and were also donated to frontline staff at various agencies, including Sabah State Health Department, Likas Hospital, Training Institute of the Ministry of Health Malaysia, Immigration Department Malaysia, and MASwings Sdn Bhd.
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