On Day One of ‘total lockdown’, Health Ministry records 27 new Covid-19 clusters

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Almost half were classified as workplace clusters.

A health worker conducts a Covid-19 swab test at Dewan PU7 in Puchong Utama May 22, 2021. ― Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

“This cluster involves workers at a factory situated along Jalan Setia Perdana in Bandar Setia Alam, Shah Alam,” Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a statement. Other workplace clusters listed according to states are: Jalan Semarak in Kuala Lumpur; Jalan Haji Lampam in Sarawak; Jalan Greentown Dua in Perak; and Panchor in Kelantan.Eight community clusters also emerged nationwide. The first is in the Simunian district of Sarawak. The index case was traced to a 34-year-old man.

In Bachok, Kelantan another 17 were found positive festive visits in Pengkalan Cina and Kampung Lubok Kuin. In Manjung, Perak, another 19 were found positive after several people visited friends in Teluk Muroh, Lumut for the Hari Raya Aidilfitri festive season.Two of the three new clusters linked to religious groups are in Kerian, Perak with 49 positive cases at Taman Kerian Tambahan and Parit Haji Wahab.

 

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