Covid-19: At least 35 test positive following funeral in Melaka

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PUTRAJAYA: At least 35 people have tested positive for Covid-19 following an outbreak traced to a funeral held in Melaka last month.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the outbreak has been named the ‘Kampung Gedang cluster’ with the infections originating from a village in Alor Gajah.

“It is related to a funeral on Feb 14. The index case is a 61-year-old woman from Kampung Gedang, who had developed symptoms before testing positive on Feb 25," said Dr Noor Hisham.

 

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