DG: 15 returnees tested positive


Stay safe: ‘There are 196 active cases in the country now, ’ says Health DG as he reminds Malaysians not to be complacent over the SOP.

PETALING JAYA: Fifteen Malaysians who returned from overseas and tested positive for Covid-19 were among the 21 new Covid-19 cases recorded in the country.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the imported cases were returnees who arrived at KLIA and were quarantined immediately.

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