Kedah Diners Told To Take COVID-19 Test After Restaurant Operator Broke Home Quarantine
The operator tested positive for COVID-19 after coming back from India.
By Yap Wan Xiang — 30 Jul 2020, 06:26 PM
Photos of a big group of Malaysians queuing outside a government clinic to undergo COVID-19 screening are going viral on Facebook
They are believed to be diners of a nasi kandar restaurant in Kedah, whose operator recently tested positive for COVID-19.
Media reports did not specify the name of the restaurant, but it is mentioned that it is located at Pekan Napoh in Jitra, Kedah.
According to New Straits Times, the authorities are urging all diners who visited the restaurant between 13 July and 24 July to go to the nearest government clinic to get tested.
Currently, six non-citizens who were at the restaurant have tested positive for the virus.
The operator came back from India on 13 July
Everyone coming into Malaysia had to undergo a 14-day mandatory home quarantine prior to 24 July.
However, the 57-year-old operator flouted the rule and was spotted at the restaurant with a pink hospital tag on his hand.
Although he tested negative when he first landed at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), a subsequent check by the Ministry of Health (MOH) found that he tested positive, reported Berita Harian.
The police detained the man and fined him RM1,000
As of now, five of his close contacts have tested positive - all of which are from the Sivaganga cluster.
It is learned that four of them are foreign workers, while the other one is the operator's child. They are currently receiving treatment at a hospital.
