Health Ministry: Covid-19 outbreak discovered in Johor detention centre


Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. -filepic

PUTRAJAYA: A Covid-19 outbreak has been discovered among inmates of a transit detention centre in Johor, says the Health Ministry.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the outbreak - now dubbed the Padang Hijau cluster - has 12 confirmed Covid-19 cases as of Tuesday (April 6).

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