New isolated Covid-19 cluster involving ship from Singapore emerges in Malaysia

PETALING JAYA - A new isolated Covid-19 cluster has been identified involving a ship's crew at Port Dickson in the state of Negeri Sembilan, said the Malaysian Health Ministry.

"A total of 34 crew members have been screened on Aug 28, and from the total, four tested positive for Covid-19, six tested negative and 24 others are still awaiting results." "After being tested positive, they were sent to the Sungai Buloh Hospital, thus not having any risk of local community transmission as it is an isolated imported cluster," he said.

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