Health workers in protective suits are seen conducting Covid-19 testing in Kuala Lumpur April 12, 2020. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
“We anticipate in the next couple of days and weeks we will screen the communities in Lahad Datu, Kunak and Tawau. Perhaps 15,000 to 20,000 people. We are ready to do a mass screening in the respective areas, meaning we have identified the area or kampung, etc. Dr Noor Hisham had earlier cited how the two major Covid-19 clusters in Sabah — namely the Benteng LD cluster and Tawau cluster — emerged due to the mixing of detainees comprising undocumented migrants in police lockups and prison.
Dubbed the Pulau cluster, he said a total of nine individuals have tested positive for Covid-19 so far.
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