PARLIAMENT | The Health Ministry is only responsible for providing health advice regarding the closure of educational institutions due to haze, and the final decision rests with the Education and Higher Education Ministries.

“When the Air Pollutant Index (API) exceeds 100, the Health Ministry will issue advice recommending that all outdoor classroom, co-curricular, and sports activities be limited.

“Meanwhile, when the API exceeds 200, schools, kindergartens, and nurseries will be advised to close,” Dzulkefly told the Dewan Rakyat today.

Dzulkefly (Harapan-Kuala Selangor) was replying to Cha Kee Chin (Harapan-Rasah), who asked whether the Education Ministry or the state education departments consulted the Health Ministry before issuing school closure notices due to the current haze situation.