Malaysia expects COVID-19 cases to rise following floods: Khairy

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian health authorities expect an increase in COVID-19 cases at various relief centres following the country’s worst flooding in years, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaludin on Monday .

As of 11am on Monday, a total of 181 COVID-19 cases had been detected during screening by health authorities at various relief centres, the minister said.Centres in Kelantan and Kuala Lumpur saw positive cases of between four and six, while one case each was reported in Negeri Sembilan and Melaka.'Almost everything we own is gone': Malaysia flood victims rue damage to property, valuables

Mr Khairy said the health authorities should prepare for the possibility of an increase in COVID-19 cases. The number of flood victims in Selangor and Pahang continued to increase, with more than 61,000 people evacuated to relief centres, according to Bernama.The Social Welfare Department’s InfoBencana application reported that 9,181 people were currently seeking shelter at 242 relief centres across Pahang, Bernama reported.

Further down the road, sanitisation workers hosed down the mud-caked pavement and shoved the mud into a pile.

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