Two new Covid-19 clusters have been detected by the Ministry of Health today, says Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham AbdullahThe first – Hyde Park Cluster – was detected on a ship in Port Klang, Selangor involving a Russian crew member with travel history to Egypt and India.
He explained that the cluster did not pose a risk of transmission within the community as it is an isolated import cluster on a ship, and prevention and control measures such as disinfection and decontamination processes had been carried out on the ship. “From the arrival hall in Kuching Sarawak, he was then taken to the quarantine centre where he was found positive for Covid-19 on July 17. He had no symptoms and admitted to the Sarawak General Hospital.
He said there were only two Covid-19 positive cases in the cluster to date, while a total of 21 close contacts comprising passengers of the aircraft and other related public transport have been screened, and are still awaiting results. The source of the infection is still being investigated.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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