The Bukit Tunggal Cluster in Julau is believed to have started due to a ‘gotong-royong’ session to harvest paddy. File Photo
KUCHING (March 5): A ‘gotong-royong’ session (community work) to harvest paddy was believed to have led to a new Covid-19 cluster in the state, said the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) today.
It revealed the new cluster, declared by State Health Department, was identified as the Bukit Tunggal Cluster in Julau.
“This is a community cluster involving two longhouses at Nangga Lioh and Nangga Sebuntang in Bukit Tunggal, Durin, Julau. The index case is a 69-year-old local man who was screened for experiencing symptoms on Feb 25 at a health clinic.
“Following active case detection and screening of close contacts to the index case, a total of 28 additional new positive cases were detected,” said SDMC in a statement.
Due to these positive cases, the two longhouses at Nangga Lioh and Nangga Sebuntang had been put under lockdown for 14 days starting March 1.
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