More students from religious schools expected to test positive for COVID19, says Malaysian health ministry
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Health Ministry said on Thursday that more students from religious schools are expected to test positive for COVID-19.
Health Ministry director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a press conference that the students may have been exposed to the virus by being in close contact with those who attended a mass religious gathering that took place in Kuala Lumpur from Feb 27 to Mar 1.The religious gathering cluster is the biggest in Malaysia so far with 1,939 people testing positive for the virus after 25,405 people were screened. The cluster included patients from five generations.
Malaysia reported 110 new cases on Thursday. There are now 5,182 COVID-19 cases in total, of which 2,766 have recovered. The death toll is 84.“We have tested the students who are still living in the schools' premises. Of the 2,667 students who were screened, 250 students nationwide have tested positive for the virus.
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