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Third Immigration depot cluster detected

May 25, 2020

A third Covid-19 cluster in as many days has been detected at an Immigration detention center.

The Health Director General says the latest saw six infections reported at the Sepang depot.

It comes after clusters were also detected at the Bukit Jalil and Semenyih centers over the past few days.

The Health Ministry is now investigating the source of the outbreak.

This, as 60 new Covid-19 infections were reported nationwide yesterday.

It brings the country’s total to 7,245…of which only 1,100-plus are still active cases.

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Meanwhile, Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah also paid a surprise visit to the Putrajaya hospital and several other health facilities in the administrative capital yesterday…to show his appreciation to our frontliners who had to work on the first day of Raya.

Cops deny wedding rumours

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Police have denied allegations that a wedding ceremony had taken place at a temple in Sri Kembangan, Selangor yesterday despite the CMCO.

The cops say based on their investigations so far, the wedding that was seen in a recent viral video, had actually taken place earlier, adding that no activities have been held at the temple of late.

Training, then jobs for the homeless

More than 300 homeless people around KL who were rescued during the MCO, will be sent for training and motivational courses before being given jobs.

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The Federal Territories Ministry says some will be sent out for job interviews, and those who are not selected will be absorbed into the KL City Hall’s workforce.