KUANTAN – The Pahang Health Department has denied issuing instructions for Cameron Highlands visitors to undergo Covid-19 detection tests, as circulated on social media recently.
State health director Datuk Dr Bahari Che Awang Ngah said the closure order notices for premises widely shared in the viral news were issued for the implementation of disinfection exercises of business outlets after a positive case was detected in the district.
“The health department traced the places visited by the patient when in Cameron Highlands, which led to the issuance of the notices.
“We have also tracked down the patient’s close contacts, and they have been segregated and screened for Covid-19.
“So no instruction for the public to undergo the test was issued,” he said in a statement here yesterday.
Dr Bahari was commenting on photos of closure notices on some business premises that made their rounds on WhatsApp and Facebook, with the dubious explanation that those who had returned from Cameron Highlands needed to undergo a Covid-19 detection test.
The public is advised to obtain information from authentic sources by contacting the Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) at 09-570-7985/7988 or email [email protected], if they have any enquiry.
They can also visit the department’s official Facebook page or join the Health Ministry’s National CPRC telegram group for accurate information on Covid-19 cases in the state. – Bernama, January 5, 2021
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