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Director-General of Health Datuk Dr Noor Hisham said the tests that are recommended for screening purposes are the antigen RTK test and the reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR) test.

Director-General of Health Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah reiterated that the targeted approach adopted by the ministry has proven fruitful so far and that the MoH will continue to use this approach in its case tracing and tracking.

Of the 70, 13 were imported cases while 57 were local transmissions. One death was reported, bringing the total number of fatalities to 109, equivalent to 1.62% of the total number of cases.

Required to fill in forms, have their body temperature taken, wear face masks, and practice social distancing in open court seatings at designated places before being allowed in.

"Stakeholders are confused now as to why screenings were needed at first and no longer needed now; [they are] feeling unsafe knowing that the threat of Covid-19 is still very much around."

Director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah: If the public's compliance is high, we can control and reduce the number of cases detected

"The cases detected are isolated and treated in hospitals to ensure that the Covid-19 virus does not continue to spread in our community," MoH director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah

Subsequently, a total of 28 people linked to this cluster were found and tested, from which the dozen positive cases were found. Nine were found negative, while the remaining seven were still awaiting their test results.

The group said it has part-varied RM13 million from its 2019 rights issue proceeds, which was originally meant for the F&B expansion and the revamp of its Centerpoint Seremban shopping mall.

This brought the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 6,535.