Covid-19: New cluster detected in Semporna, says Health DG


PETALING JAYA: A new Covid-19 cluster, dubbed the Selamat cluster, was detected in Sabah after a local was found to have contracted the virus in Semporna, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The Health director-general said this brought the total number of new Covid-19 cases in the country to 21 on Thursday (Sept 17).

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