Malaysia / 1 hour ago Dr Noor Hisham: New Covid-19 cluster in Penang, two positive cases so far

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — The Health Ministry has announced the emergence of a new Covid-19 cluster involving a local man in Penang, with two positive cases recorded as of today. Dubbed the Ara cluster, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the aforementioned index case, a 44-year-old male, had tested positive for Covid-19 during a screening at the international arrival gate in Sandakan, Sabah on September 15. “The second case in the cluster involved the man’s niece,...