Health DG: 11 imported Covid-19 cases were Malaysians who returned from Egypt

By JOSEPH KAOS Jr and CLARISSA CHUNG

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

PETALING JAYA: The 11 imported cases on Thursday (June 11) involved Malaysians who had returned from Egypt, says Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

“The 11 who were from Egypt were in quarantine centre in Melaka. We were supposed to discharge them but they were found to be positive after we conducted their second swab test.

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