Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the index case from the new DTI Semenyih cluster was a detainee, who was set to be deported. He tested positive after undergoing mandatory screening.
The other two cases were immigration officers who had accompanied the detainee to the health clinic.
Active case detection and close contact screening has since been conducted with 269 people screened, Noor Hisham said in a statement today.
They include 134 detainees, 129 DTI staff and six family members of the staff.
Of the 269, 123 tested negative and another 143 are still awaiting results.
“The source of infection is still under investigation. Preventive and control measures such as disinfection and sanitation have been conducted at DTI Semenyih.
“The health ministry calls upon frontliners from various agencies managing positive Covid-19 cases, suspected positive Covid-19 cases, as well as cases still under investigation including patients under investigation (PUI) to take preventative measures throughout the management of such cases.”
He said this included properly wearing personal protective equipment, practicing physical distancing and practicing optimal hand hygiene.
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