Senior citizen from Melaka is 15th person to die of Covid-19 in Malaysia


PETALING JAYA: The Covid-19 disease has claimed the life of a 71-year-old man from Melaka, the 15th death from the virus in the country.

Health director-general Datuk Seri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that the man had come into contact with another Covid-19 positive person who had attended the tabligh gathering at the Sri Petaling Mosque.

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