SINCE the interstate travel ban was lifted on December 7, five clusters have emerged due to such activities, Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today. 

The director-general of health said the five clusters linked to interstate travel are Inten, Semambu and Tembok Mempaga in Pahang, Seragam Chepa in Kelantan as well as Ehsan Ibol in Perak. 

In addition to that, health authorities also discovered nine clusters linked to social activities.

These are Lintas Seraya, Maringkan, Paginatan and Kupi-Kupi in Sabah, Gerbang Pongsu in Perak and Sg Redan in Johor. 

Other clusters linked to social activities are Cassia Diamond (Penang and Selangor), Sg Burong (Selangor and Negri Sembilan) and Bandar Impian (Johor, Kelantan and Perak). 

“We (also) see a rise in clusters involving workplaces in the third wave,” he said. 

He said while there was initially a significant number of workplace clusters involving foreigners, there has been a significant rise in cases involving Malaysians of late. 

“Initially it was 63% foreign workers and 37% locals. But now we are seeing more locals in the last week, which means the infection is already in the community, especially in the Klang Valley,” he said. 

As such, Noor Hisham reminded the public to comply with the set standard operating procedure, although restrictions have been eased. – January 4, 2021.