Malaysia

Covid-19 Delta variant surfaces in Kelantan

Woman in Pasir Puteh confirmed positive on Friday, classified as sporadic case, says state committee chairman

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 25 Jul 2021 3:32PM

Covid-19 Delta variant surfaces in Kelantan
Kelantan Local Government, Housing and Health Committee chairman Dr Izani Husin says he expects that the Delta variant is already present in the community, as the Covid-19-positive woman has been classified as a sporadic case. – Bernama pic, July 25, 2021

KOTA BARU – Kelantan detected its first case of the Covid-19 Delta variant, involving a woman in Pasir Puteh who was confirmed positive on Friday.

State Local Government, Housing and Health Committee chairman Dr Izani Husin said the woman had also been infected with Covid-19 before.

He said the case has been classified as a sporadic case.

“I expect that the Delta variant is already present in the community and this is very worrying,” he told a press conference at his office at the Kota Darul Naim Complex here today.

Dr Izani called on all Kelantan residents to be more vigilant and improve the level of compliance with Covid-19 prevention standard operating procedures (SOPs) to avoid being infected.

“The cooperation of the people, including the leaders in terms of compliance with the SOPs, is very important at this time to curb the spread of this virus.

“If there is no important business, do not go out and do not go for a walk.

“Always wear a face mask and practise physical distancing so that there is no contact with each other, because it can easily spread when there is physical contact between people,” he said.

Yesterday, Kelantan recorded 502 new positive cases and 2,625 cases are still undergoing treatment. – Bernama, July 25, 2021

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