Health DG: Covid-19 outbreak at IDCC now officially a cluster

PETALING JAYA: The Covid-19 outbreak involving volunteers and healthcare workers at the Shah Alam Ideal Convention Centre (IDCC) has been officially registered as a cluster, says the Health Ministry.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a statement that the high-risk group cluster, Jalan Pahat 15, had recorded a total of 104 new infections as of Wednesday (July 14).

"As of noon Wednesday, 463 people have been tested, with 104 testing positive and 259 testing negative,” he said on Friday (July 16), adding that test results for 100 others still pending.

He said targeted testing was conducted on July 10 after some of the symptomatic workers tested positive.

He added that authorities were investigating the source of infection.

On Tuesday (July 13), mass testing of workers at the vaccination centre found 204 out of 453 workers positive for Covid-19.

A total of 88% of the workers had been vaccinated.

The centre was closed for a day for sanitisation works, with all appointments rescheduled.

Those who received their jabs at the PPV between July 9 (from 4pm onwards) and July 12 were also advised to monitor themselves for the next 10 days to see if they developed symptoms.