Covid-19: Eleven new clusters, most linked to workplaces and factories

By RASHVINJEET S. BEDI and JOSEPH KAOS Jr

Nation
Wednesday, 13 Jan 2021
7:27 PM MYT

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PETALING JAYA: Eleven new Covid-19 clusters have been detected with many of them linked to workplaces and factories around the country.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that 119 cases were detected in the Taman Integrasi cluster, which is linked to a workers' dormitory in the Rawang Integrated Industrial Park.

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Covid-19: Eleven new clusters, most linked to workplaces and factories