KUCHING: Sarawakians have been urged to help locate people who attended an international religious event at Seri Petaling Mosque in Selangor from Feb 27 to March 1 for Covid-19 investigation.

Local Government and Housing Minister Dato Sri Dr Sim Kui Hian made the appeal on his Facebook page last night after Brunei Darussalam reported on Monday that one of the attendees was its first confirmed case of Covid-19.

“Please help us to trace the contact of those fellow Sarawakian attending the event below for further Covid-19 investigation. Stay calm but please help us to let the doctors help you,” he said, referring to several images he had shared together with the post.

Among them was a screenshot of the Sarawak Disaster Information Facebook page that said an estimated 500 Sarawakians had attended the event.

It urged everyone who attended the event or know of anyone who were among the attendees to contact the closest government hospital or district health office.

Another image shared by Dr Sim said the religious event was attended by 10,000 foreign nationals.

Members of the public with the required information can contact:

082-443248 (Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre, Sarawak)

082-276666 (Sarawak General Hospital)

085-420033 (Miri Hospital)

086-255899 (Bintulu Hospital)

084-343333 (Sibu Hospital)