“This is a success. There has been a strong concerted effort involving the ministry and many other agencies to take action as soon as we detected this cluster.
About 40% of Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases are linked to the religious gathering, with the cases spanning five generations.The tabligh gathering at Masjid Jamek Sri Petaling was held from Feb 27 to March 1, with over 16,000 people believed to have attended throughout that weekend. About 1,500 of them are foreigners.The cluster saw 34 deaths, which is 28% of the total fatalities in the country.
One of the local cases was a foreign restaurant worker who was detected from a screening conducted by the district health office in Kuala Lumpur.There were no deaths and 11 more patients were discharged yesterday, reducing the number of active cases in the country to 71. “We have seen in other countries where they managed to control the infection, but the moment they ease and relax restrictions, and people do not comply with the SOP, Covid-19 makes a comeback.Dr Noor Hisham said the Australian state of Victoria announced the shutdown of 55 entry points at its border with New South Wales following escalation of Covid-19 cases.
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