Covid-19: 1,456 people under quarantine at 22 centres in Johor

JOHOR BARU: The Johor government has placed a total of 1,456 individuals under quarantine for possible Covid-19 infection at 22 stations in the state.

State health and environment committee chairman R. Vidyananthan (pic) said that as of Thursday (April 9), the government had gazetted 80 quarantine stations.

He pointed out that the 22 centres have a total capacity of 3,296 individuals.

“From the total of 1,456, there are 1,402 categorised as patients under surveillance while 54 are patients under investigation, ” he said in a statement here on Friday (April 10).

Breaking down the number further, he said 1,161 were from the public, including Malaysians working in Singapore; 150 from the tabligh group (in Seri Petaling); and 145 students who came back from Indonesia.

Among the stations are the southern region Road Transport Department Academy in Johor Baru with 46 people, Teachers Activity Centre in Kulai (14), Kolej Yayasan Pelajaran Johor in Kota Tinggi (28), Pusat Latihan JAKOA in Kluang (8), Kompleks Rakan Muda Sukan Air dan Udara (62), Hotel Seri Malaysia in Mersing (8), Pangsapuri Awam Perwira in Batu Pahat (23), Kolej Vokasional Tanjung Piai (56), Pusat Latihan dan Rekreasi Felcra Tebing Tinggi Segamat (40), Pusat Kegiatan Kemas Sagil, Tangkak (4), Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM) in Pagoh (189), DoubleTree by Hilton Johor Baru (263), Swiss Inn Hotel, Johor Baru (138), Crystal Crown Hotel Johor Baru (175), GoodHope Hotel Johor Baru (150), New York Hotel Johor Bahru (147) and V8 Hotel Skudai Johor Bahru (105).