Kota Samarahan, Sepang now classified as Covid-19 red zones
CORONAVIRUS | Kota Samarahan in Sarawak and Sepang in Selangor are now classified as red zones for Covid-19 cases.
Kota Samarahan is the second district in Sarawak, after Kuching, to be classified as a red zone for Covid-19 cases...
CORONAVIRUS | Kota Samarahan in Sarawak and Sepang in Selangor are now classified as red zones for Covid-19 cases.
Kota Samarahan is the second district in Sarawak, after Kuching, to be marked as a red zone.
Meanwhile, Sepang is the fifth district in Selangor to enter the red zone.
This brings the total number of districts in Malaysia to be labelled red - referring to areas with more than 40 positively identified coronavirus cases - to 23.
As of noon yesterday, the Health Ministry have recorded 42 Covid-19 positive cases in Kota Samarahan and 46 in Sepang.
This was stated in the ministry's official Twitter account along with maps showcasing all districts nationwide and numbers of recorded coronavirus cases in each.
Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah on Monday revealed that a three-day church gathering dubbed the "Good News Fellowship Conference" in Kuching, Sarawak, which took place from Feb 26 to Feb 28, has led to 83 confirmed infections with two deaths and five in critical condition.
He also said another cluster that was detected in Sarawak, linked to Case 1,580 who returned from Italy last month, had recorded 37 positive cases so far.
The cluster had seen five deaths from a family, after a colleague of one of them failed to self-quarantine after returning to Malaysia and started the chain of infections.
On Sunday, Sarawak Chief Minister Abang Johari Tun Openg said that five state cabinet members, including two deputy chief ministers, have been ordered to self-quarantine at home.
Kota Samarahan MP Rubiah Wang has reportedly tested positive for Covid-19, along with Sarikei MP Andrew Wong and state Assistant Minister of Transport Jerip Susil, who is also Mambong assemblyperson.
Bandar Kuching MP Kelvin Yii, meanwhile, has recovered.
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