KUALA LUMPUR: A new Covid-19 cluster involving migrant workers has been detected at a construction site in Setia Alam.
Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the cluster was detected on May 6 after being notified by a private hospital carrying out screening on the workers from the construction site,
"Three of the five workers screened tested positive for Covid-19. They were Bangladeshi nationals who are sharing the residential unit with 18 others.
"Following this, an investigation and screening process on the trio's close contacts was conducted," he said in a statement today.
As of noon today, a total of 28 people had been screened for Covid-19, he said.
Of the total, 12 people, comprising Bangladeshi nationals, had tested positive.
"Nine tested negative and seven are still awaiting results. The cause of infections for the cluster is being investigated."