Interstate tourism trip to Genting spawns Covid-19 cluster
An interstate tour trip to Genting Highlands, Pahang, in mid-April has spawned a Covid-19 cluster.
Kedah exco in charge of health and local government Dr Mohd Hayati Othman said 16 people who tested positive for Covid-19 were traced to the tour group, Harian Metro reported today...
An interstate tour trip to Genting Highlands, Pahang, in mid-April has spawned a Covid-19 cluster.
Kedah exco in charge of health and local government Dr Mohd Hayati Othman said 16 people who tested positive for Covid-19 were traced to the tour group, Harian Metro reported today.
"The Dah Lengkuas cluster involves travel by bus to Genting Highlands under the tourism bubble.
"After they returned, the participants underwent Covid-19 screening and initially, seven people were tested positive," Mohd Hayati was quoted as saying.
The tour entourage started testing positive on April 30.
Putrajaya had on March 9 announced that it will allow interstate tourism if both states are under the recovery movement control order (MCO).
Tourism travel was only allowed through registered tour agencies. At the time the Genting trip took place, both Kedah and Pahang were under the recovery MCO.
However, by May 4, the government had suspended the policy.
The cluster is called "Dah Lengkuas" as it mostly involves residents from Taman Lengkuas in Simpang Empat, Kedah.
Asked how many residents were involved in the tour trips to Genting Highlands, Hayati said only one busload was under investigation at present.
"I was informed by the Kedah Health Department that it only involves one bus but we will trace all close contacts," he said.
