Covid-19 outbreak at matriculation college


KUALA PILAH: Thirty-one students and three lecturers at the Kuala Pilah Matriculation College here have tested positive for Covid-19, says district security and disaster management committee chairman Mohd Faizal Abdul Manap.He said they were sent to the Tampin Quarantine and Treatment Centre after their results were known on Thursday.

“The college has also been closed and we are not allowing anyone to enter or leave the premises,” he said, adding that the new cluster is known as Intan Delima 2.

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