KUALA LUMPUR – A total of 149 Covid-19 cases have been detected from screenings at air and sea entry points to Langkawi since the pioneer domestic tourism bubble project began on September 16.
Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the total was recorded as at noon today, involving the screening of 40,458 people, of which 34,038 were screened at seven airport entry points and 6,420 others via sea entry points in Kuala Perlis and Kuala Kedah.
“A total of 36,842 people had undergone screening using the RTK-Ag test and, of the total, 149 positive cases were detected and 186 other individuals were close contacts of the 149 cases.
“They have been isolated and put under the home surveillance order,” he said in a statement today.
He said 641 people had taken the RT-PCR test before leaving for Langkawi and all the results came back negative, while 2,975 children aged below 6 did not undergo any Covid-19 tests and were allowed to remain with their respective families. – Bernama, October 4, 2021
