Health DG: Covid-19 outbreak detected at Kuala Langat construction site, 121 cases reported

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PUTRAJAYA: A Covid-19 outbreak has been discovered at a construction site in Kuala Langat, with at least 121 positive cases confirmed to date.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the outbreak - named the Industri Mahkota 2 cluster - was discovered from a targeted screening exercise conducted on workers of the construction site in Pekan Sungai Manggis.

“Positive cases under this cluster were first detected on Sunday from a targeted screening on the workers. “To date, a total of 1,350 individuals have been screened, in which 121 cases were confirmed, ” said Dr Noor Hisham in his daily Covid-19 updates on Monday .Three clusters were classified as community outbreaks, while another three are related to workplaces.This included the Indera Mahkota Dua cluster in Pahang in which 16 cases were discovered among students and staff of a school in Bandar Indera Mahkota.

 

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