Claims that traders at a market in Kuala Terengganu died of Covid-19 not true, says state Health Dept


KUALA TERENGGANU: The Terengganu Health Department has denied claims, which went viral on social media recently that several traders at Pasar Besar Kedai Payang here had died due to Covid-19.

Its director Datuk Dr Kasemani Embong said there was an outbreak among traders at the market but no deaths were reported.

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