CMCO in Kelantan: Mengketil Cluster infection spreading rapidly - Health D-G

PUTRAJAYA: The high infectivity rate from the Mengketil Cluster in Kelantan has caused infections to spread rapidly, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

He said that apart from recording a spike in cases in a short period, the cluster had also spread to the districts of Kota Bharu, Tanah Merah Pasir Mas and Kuala Krai in the state, as well as being detected in Besut, Terengganu.

As such, he said proactive and pre-emptive action through the implementation of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) in Kelantan effective tomorrow was to level the increase in cases in the state.

"One reason why there is infection in Kelantan is because of cases from red zones or districts returning to the state.

"So, we are concerned because there is way too much movement from one district to another, from one state to another. So, the infectivity rate is high," he told a media conference on COVID-19 development here today.