Covid-19: Eight new clusters identified, five linked to workplaces

By HEMANANTHANI SIVANANDAM

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Sunday, 07 Mar 2021
7:14 PM MYT

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PETALING JAYA: Eight new clusters were detected with five linked to workplaces, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

Read more here: Covid-19: 1,683 new cases, three deaths bring death toll to 1,169

He said two clusters were linked to detention centres and one is a community-related cluster.

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Symbol	Open	High	Low	Last	Chg	%Chg	Vol ('00)
HSI-CWC4	0.070	0.100	0.060	0.080	0.000	0.00	2,036,484
HSI-CWEP	0.090	0.125	0.090	0.105	0.020	23.53	1,860,383
MYEG	0.835	0.915	0.810	0.900	0.065	7.78	923,664
HSI-PWD3	0.060	0.070	0.040	0.050	-0.005	-9.09	699,178
SUMI	0.185	0.205	0.180	0.195	0.005	2.63	624,205
HSI-PWDT	0.140	0.140	0.100	0.110	-0.015	-12.00	357,482
GAMUDA	3.750	3.830	3.680	3.770	-0.080	-2.08	280,225
TOPGLOV	0.890	0.915	0.875	0.905	-0.005	-0.55	277,346
CIMB	6.700	6.760	6.570	6.650	-0.260	-3.76	276,305
HSI-CWC6	0.160	0.225	0.160	0.200	0.015	8.11	271,710
TANCO	0.770	0.785	0.725	0.780	-0.020	-2.50	268,112
HSI-CWEQ	0.110	0.180	0.110	0.145	0.025	20.83	262,552
INARI	1.600	1.710	1.580	1.660	-0.060	-3.49	256,915
GENM	1.520	1.680	1.510	1.670	0.120	7.74	253,714
SUPERMX	0.825	0.870	0.820	0.845	-0.005	-0.59	251,217

Covid-19: Eight new clusters identified, five linked to workplaces