Covid-19: More than 30% are import cases from Indonesia


PUTRAJAYA: Import cases from Indonesia make up the highest number of Covid-19 cases among travellers to Malaysia, with 295 infections, or 32.6%.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said on Friday (Aug 28) that up to Aug 27,904 Covid-19 cases were detected from 106,793 travellers arriving in Malaysia at various international entry points.

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