Covid-19: Two new clusters linked to Gawai celebrations detected in Sarawak


KUCHING (Bernama): Two of the three new clusters declared by the Sarawak State Health Department today involved the recent Gawai celebrations, says the Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC).

In a statement on Saturday (June 12) the SDMC said the Kampung Sebandi Hilir cluster is a community cluster detected in Kampung Sebandi Hilir in Lundu District that was triggered by a pre-Gawai celebration during the ‘miring’ gathering ceremony on May 31.

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