Photo shows health workers garbed in personal protective equipment whhile conducting active case detection. — Bernama photo
KUCHING (Aug 17): Three supermarkets in Sarawak have sparked three out of four new Covid-19 clusters in the state, said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its Covid-19 daily update today.
The three workplace clusters are dubbed the Jalan Johari Sunam Cluster in Bintulu, Jalan Akses Cluster in Sri Aman and Jalan Seringgok Cluster in Bau and all three were declared after some of the supermarket workers tested positive recently.
“The Jalan Johari Sunam Cluster saw 34 people screened, with five testing positive. The Jalan Akses Cluster saw 74 people screened, out of which 13 were found positive. As for the Jalan Seringgok Cluster, a total of 63 people were screened with 16 found positive,” said the committee.
The other new cluster in the state is the Jalan Lembah Hijau Cluster in Miri, which is a community cluster involving several families living in Kampung Lopeng Tengah and Kampung Wireless, Jalan Riam in Miri and was declared after 31 people were found positive from a total of 69 people screened.
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