30 per cent of 230 Covid-19 clusters detected in workplaces — Health D-G

PUTRAJAYA: As many as 30 per cent or 62 of the 230 Covid-19 clusters reported in Malaysia since the beginning of the pandemic are linked to workplaces, said Health directorgeneral Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

He said 70 per cent was due to active detection and contact tracing carried out among the communities in the administratively enforced Targeted Enhanced Movement Control Order (TEMCO) areas.

He said until yesterday, there were 37 workplace-related clusters that were still active, including two new clusters yesterday, namely the Lintas cluster in Sabah and the Limbungan cluster in Labuan.

Dr Noor Hisham expressed his appreciation to employers and private companies in helping to curb the spread of Covid-19 among employees.

“The proactive measures taken by employers who also conducted Covid-19 screening for their staff enabled the detection of asymptomatic cases and assisted the Health Ministry (MOH) in carrying out public health activities promptly,” he told a press conference here

Dr Noor Hisham said the proactive measures taken by employers while helping the country curb the spread of of Covid-19 among the people also protects individuals from highrisk groups, the elderly and children. — Bernama