High number with no sign of infection

By MARTIN CARVALHO And JOSEPH KAOS Jr

PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry is concerned about the high number of asymptomatic Covid-19 patients among tahfiz school students in the country.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 539 tahfiz students or 84.9% out of the 635 students tested positive for Covid-19 showed no signs of infection.

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