A new cluster of Covid-19 cases has been detected in Sendayan, Negri Sembilan. As such, 8000 residences living in the area have been ordered to undergo screening as soon as possible.
This came after Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah confirmed that 39 positive cases had been detected in Sendayan involving 13 tahfiz students, a group of 15 individuals and 11 people from a family.
Satu kluster baru di Sendayan, Negeri Sembilan dengan 39 kes positif dan satu kematian di sebuah tahfiz.
Tindakan bersepadu oleh anggota kesihatan sedang dijalankan di lapangan dan semoga jangkitan dapat dikawal daripada terus merebak. pic.twitter.com/FmK8oAyuSW
— Noor Hisham Abdullah (@DGHisham) April 15, 2020
“We found that there is an outbreak in Sendayan. And a concerted effort has been taken, and is ongoing, at the scene. We hope that we will be able to contain the infection,” Dr Hisham was quoted as saying.
The sudden spike of new cases brings the total of 42 cases in Negeri Sembilan alone. Besides the tahfiz students and large family of 11, the other 15 who had contracted the coronavirus disease were board members of an organisation. No names were revealed.
[#TERKINI] Bagaimanapun saringan itu dibuat mengikut peringkat dan keutamaan @KKMPutrajaya adalah mereka yang bergejala atau mempunyai kontak. @501Awani #AWANINews #AWANITerkini #HapusCOVID19 pic.twitter.com/ZTA4vZp17l
— SMFauzi (@FauziSuhaimi) April 15, 2020
[#Terkini] Hasil tinjauan @501Awani mendapati, keadaan sekitar terkawal dan operasi perniagaan masih berjalan seperti biasa. Pihak @JPenerangan turut sama turun padang membuat pengumuman perkembangan kes #HapusCOVID19. #AWANITerkini #AWANINews pic.twitter.com/93cO22iMQg
— SMFauzi (@FauziSuhaimi) April 15, 2020
The area has now been classified as a Covid-19 red zone.
