CORONAVIRUS | Health minister says the figure gives an idea of the infectivity rate in Malaysia
| Of the over 550 tested over suspicions of contracting the novel coronavirus, only 18 were tested positive, said Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad.
"Some 550 tests were conducted involving symptomatic patients and close contacts who were obtained through contact tracing.The patients comprise six Malaysians and 12 China nationals, he added. Asked to confirm another new case involving a policeman from the Bandar Tenggara police station in Johor who is said to have been quarantined over the suspicion of contracting coronavirus, Dzulkefly said the Johor Health Department was investigating the matter and would notify the ministry as soon as possible.
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