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PETALING JAYA: The spread of Covid-19 among foreigners is due to their crowded living spaces, says Director-General of Health Datuk, Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Dr. Noor Hisham said this can be seen in places such as the Selangor Mansion, the Malayan Mansion, and Menara One City, which was placed under the Enhanced Movement Control (MCO) order due to the spread of the virus among residents. there.
“In an apartment there may be 30 people living in it. The same goes for construction areas, where at least 15 people live in an apartment.
“Therefore, overcrowding in the home is one of the factors by which the virus is spreading,” he said during his daily press conference on Sunday (May 10).
He also noted that there has been no increase in positive Covid-19 cases emerging from a construction site in Setia Alam.
Dr. Noor Hisham said the situation was under control and that there was no need to put the area under an improved MCO.
“Today there is no increase in cases. There are still 12 cases registered to date. We are still doing acute case detection on the 12 positive cases that include his close contacts,” he said.
On Saturday (May 9), a new group emerged from a construction site in Setia Alam with 12 foreign workers.
The 12 foreigners who tested positive were all Bangladeshis.
To date, Dr. Noor Hisham said that 24,125 aliens have been tested for Covid-19, in which 1,132 tested positive.
He said that currently 487 foreigners were being treated in hospitals, while three foreigners were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU).
Four deaths have been reported among foreigners to date, he said.
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