JOHOR BARU: A total of 21 Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) medical staff have tested positive for Covid-19, says Dr Mohtar Pungut @ Ahmad.
The HSA director said that a cluster had been detected at the emergency and trauma department of the hospital on Friday .
"The hospital's management has taken immediate action to prevent and control the spread of the disease in the facility. "Individuals involved are receiving treatment, being quarantined and monitored based on patient and close contact categories," he said in a statement posted on HSA's Facebook page.
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