Malaysia says has more Covid-19 cases than Thailand due to ‘tabligh’ cluster | Malay Mail

Tuesday, 28 Apr 2020 06:24 PM MYTHealth D-G Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah pointed out that around 30 to 40 per cent of the Covid-19 positive cases in Malaysia came from the 16,000 tabligh followers from in and out of the country. ― Bernama pic

“Yes, if we compare to Thailand, they do have a bigger population. But Thailand did not have a tabligh gathering. We were late [in managing the tabligh cluster] by nine days, the event ended on March 1. I was informed on the evening of March 9. However, he also stressed that instead of comparing Malaysia’s infection rate to its northern neighbour, the critical thing during this pandemic is whether or not the nation has successfully treated and handle the cases properly.

Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the Thai government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said that this was the second day that the number of new cases had dropped to single digit.

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