Health D-G: Only 10pc Malaysian returnees positive for Covid-19, most others discharged | Malay Mail

Health D-G: Only 10pc Malaysian returnees positive for Covid-19, most others discharged

Friday, 17 Apr 2020 05:57 PM MYTMalaysians returning from overseas queue to take a bus to a quarantine centre in Kuala Lumpur April 8, 2020. —Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

PUTRAJAYA, April 17 — The rate of Covid-19 infection among Malaysians returning from overseas remains considerably low, Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah revealed today, as the country continues to see a downward trend in new positive cases. As of 5pm today, the number of positive cases among returnees stood at just 10 per cent, the Health director-general said.MORE TO COME

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