Covid-19: 28 cases, one death linked to area around KL Wholesale Market, says Health DG

Published on 20 Apr 2020 11:02:19 PM

The Health Ministry discovered 28 Covid-19 cases with one death linked to the area near the Kuala Lumpur Wholesale Market, which was recently placed under the enhanced movement control order (MCO).

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that as of Monday (April 20), there were 28 positive cases out of 2,064 samples taken, and the one death was that of a 36-year-old Myanmar national.

Dr Noor Hisham added that the enhanced MCO was to allow for authorities to use a targeted approach to prevent the spread of Covid-19, such as by active case detection and disinfection activities.

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coronavirus, covid-19, enhanced movement control order, health director-general, health ministry, kuala lumpur wholesale market, malaysia, news, noor hisham abdullah