Covid-19: Several sub-clusters connected to main tabligh cluster identified


Under watch: A police officer guarding the Seri Petaling Mosque that hosted the tabligh gathering.

PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has identified sub-clusters of Covid-19 cases at several madrasah and tahfiz schools across the country after they had close contact with participants of the tabligh gathering at the Sri Petaling Mosque earlier this year.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the madrasah were located in Pahang, Pulau Pinang, Selangor and Melaka.

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