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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — All Selangorians who went to Sabah recently can take the Covid-19 test for free, Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said today.
He added that the free screening is targeted for those who were in Sabah from September 20 to 26, noting the uptick in positive Covid-19 cases after Malaysians came back to the peninsula.
“This screening can be done at all Selcare Clinic outlets that are owned by Selangor government subsidiary Selgate Healthcare Sdn Bhd, with proof of flight documents from Sabah and proof of residency in Selangor (water bill, electricity bill, etc),” he said in a statement.
He said the list of Selcare Clinics will be publicly available from Sunday.
He added that another screening will be arranged for Selangorians in Kuala Selangor later.
“The Covid-19 contagion shows worrisome development. Three-digit cases have been recorded in six out of eight days nationwide.
“In Selangor, daily cases have been in the two digits for five consecutive days,” Amirudin said.
However, he is upbeat that Selangor can beat the Covid-19 “third wave” if its people were compliant with health SOPs.
He said the state government’s Covid-19 Action Room based at the state secretariat building in Shah Alam will be extended until 7pm daily to enable to his administration to keep a closer watch on the outbreak.
Today’s nationwide Covid-19 cases was a new record for Malaysia — 287 in a single day.
Of that figure, 113 were in Sabah which the Health Ministry has categorised as a hot zone for infection. Four districts in the north Borneo state have been placed under a targeted enhanced movement control order, which essentially restrict all travel except for essential services.
Selangor alone recorded 31 cases, of which 13 were from Malaysians who recently came back from Sabah which had its state election recently.
Selangor also saw two new clusters today: the Seri Setia Cluster and the Seri Anggerik Cluster.
The Seri Setia cluster in Selangor started with a 36-year-old Malaysian man who visited Semporna on the east coast of Sabah from September 16 to 20 and tested positive for the coronavirus on September 27.
Contract tracing of the index case led to three more patients. The Health Ministry has screened 23 people, 14 were found negative, and five more are awaiting their test results.
The index patient in the Seri Anggerik cluster in Hulu Selangor is a 37-year-old Malaysian man who travelled to Sabah from September 9 to 18 and started showing symptoms of an infection on September 25.
Contact tracing turned up 14 more positive cases. A total 67 people were screened, 15 tested negative and 38 are still awaiting their results.
The source of infections from both clusters are still under investigation.
