PUTRAJAYA: Indonesians make up the highest number of Covid-19 import cases among travellers to Malaysia, with 295 infections, or 32.6%, originating from the republic.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said on Friday that up to Aug 27,904 Covid-19 cases were detected from 106,793 travellers arriving in Malaysia at various international entry points.Dr Noor Hisham said the country was keeping a keen eye on the Covid-19 situation abroad, so as to ensure that the spread of imported cases could be controlled immediately.
“Malaysia will continue intensifying our public health activities at all international entry points to prevent the transmission of Covid-19 from outside the country, ” said he in a statement on Friday .Seven were foreigners who had arrived from India, while one other case involved a Malaysian returning from the Philippines.
“To curb the spread of Covid-19 in the country, the Malaysian public needs to play their part as this is the social responsibility of every single individual.
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