Covid-19: Eight new clusters identified, five linked to workplaces

By HEMANANTHANI SIVANANDAM

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Sunday, 07 Mar 2021
7:14 PM MYT

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PETALING JAYA: Eight new clusters were detected with five linked to workplaces, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

Read more here: Covid-19: 1,683 new cases, three deaths bring death toll to 1,169

He said two clusters were linked to detention centres and one is a community-related cluster.

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Covid-19: Eight new clusters identified, five linked to workplaces