Johor excos told to cancel or postpone events involving crowds

 

Johor recorded six new infections yesterday, bringing the number of active cases to 19 in four townships in Johor Bahru.

JOHOR BAHRU: All state excos have been advised to cancel or postpone any programmes that will involve crowds following the rise in Covid-19 cases lately.

Although no official statements on the decision have been issued yet, an aide to an exco confirmed the matter when contacted by FMT, following a state government meeting this morning.

Johor recorded six new infections yesterday, bringing the number of active cases to 19 in four townships in Johor Bahru. The district remains a yellow zone.

The state health department yesterday confirmed the closure of a private clinic in Taman Daya in Johor Bahru after two patients were found to be infected with Covid-19.

The department’s director, Dr Aman Rabu, said the clinic would be closed until its premises were fully sanitised. - FMT