Covid-19: Four new clusters detected, says Health DG

The first cluster, the Pitakwa cluster, started with a Malaysian returning from Nigeria on July 11, he said."But three days after entering Malaysia, the individual needed to undergo another test as the person started having more severe symptoms and was found to be positive.He added that 44 close contacts of the individual had been identified and screened, including the cabin crew of the flight the individual was in and fellow passengers.

The second cluster, named the"Shirala cluster", involved a non-Malaysian professional who entered the country on July 6 for work reasons and was found to be negative during the screening at KLIA, he said. Dr Noor Hisham said the third cluster, the"Kuching Medical Centre cluster", involved a frontliner who went for screening, but was asymptomatic.He said 26 close contacts of the individual had been identified and screened, and one was found to be Covid-19 positive.

The individual started having symptoms on July 3 and the symptoms became more severe on July 11 while the vessel was in Sarawak waters, he said.

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