Health D-G: After tabligh, two biggest clusters from Kuching church, Bangi wedding
Monday, 06 Apr 2020 06:23 PM MYTHealth workers in protective suits are seen at Selangor Mansion in Jalan Masjid India April 6, 2020. —Picture by Firdaus Latif
PUTRAJAYA, April 6 — The two biggest Covid-19 clusters after the Sri Petaling tabligh cluster are a result of mass gatherings, Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah revealed today. He said the first cluster is related to a a three-day religious gathering at a church in Kuching, Sarawak which has caused two deaths, followed by a wedding reception in Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor.“From cluster, two have died, five are in critical condition in Intensive Care Units, 50 are being treated in hospitals, 25 under observation in quarantine centres, and one case has fully recovered and discharged,” Dr Noor Hisham said during the daily briefing.
“As of today, 88 cases have been tested as positive with Covid-19, including one case currently being treated in the Intensive Care Unit. No deaths have been reported due to the cluster,” he said, referring to the Bangi cluster.
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