Why Selangor faces a higher risk


Customer going into an IT shop in IOI City mall getting their temperature checked and sanitising their hands with the rise in COVID 19 cases in Selangor. — SAMUEL ONG/ The Star

PETALING JAYA: With the Covid-19 virus spreading fast in Selangor, health experts warn that a number of risk factors may cause the virus to be more easily transmissible in the state.

Malaysian Public Health Physicians’ Association president Datuk Dr Zainal Ariffin Omar said as the Klang Valley was more densely populated than most areas in Malaysia, it may run a higher risk of spreading the coronavirus easily.

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