JOHOR BAHRU: A total of 952 cases of respiratory infections were reported in Johor as of the 25th epidemiological week (ME 25), an increase of 70.9%, compared with 557 cases reported in the same ME period last year.
State Health and Unity Committee chairman, Ling Tian Soon , said that the number of outbreak clusters reported as of ME 25 also showed an increase of 11 clusters, compared with seven clusters in the same ME period last year.
"Most of the clusters reported involve educational institutions, which is 91%,” he said in a statement on Tuesday . According to him, the monitoring carried out by JKNJ on ILI and URTI infections, found that the situation was still under control, although several clusters were detected involving boarding schools.
"Practice good coughing etiquette by covering mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, either by using a tissue or a face mask.
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