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PETALING JAYA: Six new Covid-19 clusters have been identified in Sabah, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, says the Health Ministry.
Managing Director of Health Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah (Photo) It said one of the new conglomerates in Sabah was the Sibuga conglomerate involving the index case (case 35,885), which tested positive after showing symptoms on Nov.5.
“A total of 323 people were then tested, of which another 103 tested positive,” it said in a statement on Saturday (November 28).
He said another group identified in Sabah was the Jesselton construction site group in Kota Kinabalu, where 181 people were tested on Saturday, 44 of whom tested positive.
“The Tempasuk group was also identified in Kota Belud, Sabah, involving the index case (case 56,849) who was examined after showing symptoms on November 24.
“Another 148 were tested later and 11 more tested positive,” he said.
Dr. Noor Hisham said another group identified in Sabah was the Dermaga group in Sandakan involving the index case (case 25,325) who was examined on October 24 after showing symptoms.
“Later another 296 people were examined, of which 33 tested positive.
“In Petaling, Selangor, the UD SS2 group involving the index case (case 61,360) was identified who was examined after showing symptoms on November 27.
“Later, 39 others were tested, of which 12 tested positive,” he said.
He said they also identified Awan Baru’s group of construction sites in Kepong and Cheras.
“Some 442 people were tested on Saturday and 31 tested positive,” he said.
Dr. Noor Hisham advised the public to observe standard operating procedures when attending any meeting or going out into public places.
“Covid-19 transmissions occur from one individual to another through respiratory droplets when they cough, sneeze, speak and touch.
“Therefore, if there is a physical distance of less than 1 m between individuals, the risk of infection is greater.
“Recently, it has been discovered that most groups are formed from social gatherings that do not follow standard operating procedures,” he said, adding that this includes large gatherings involving families, celebrations and religious ceremonies.
He said that according to investigation reports, these meetings were also attended by symptomatic people.
Examples of such incidents include the Enggor group in Perak and the Indah Mas group in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, where the groups started from family gatherings.
“The groups from Inai and Jambul in Sabah started from a celebratory meeting, while the group from Mentari in Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Kuala Lumpur started with a funeral ceremony in Nilai in which relatives and acquaintances participated,” he said urging the public to follow standard operating procedures. in place at all times.
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