Three new Covid-19 clusters involving construction sites detected

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PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has detected three new Covid-19 clusters involving construction sites with 88 cases reported.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the first cluster was at a construction site in Kuala Lumpur where 488 samples were collected.In the second cluster, Dr Noor Hisham said this involved a construction site in Setia Alam of which 91 samples were taken.

The third cluster involved a second construction site in Kuala Lumpur in which 350 samples were collected, said Dr Noor Hisham."These clusters were identified following directions that foreign workers have to be screened in the construction industry especially those in the red zones in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.Dr Noor Hisham noted that as of May 26,27,383 construction workers have been screened for Covid-19 by their employers.

 

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