The Maldivian Embassy in Malaysia urged all Maldivians that visited a mosque in Seri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur between February 27 to March 1 to notify relevant authorities.
A Brunei citizen that tested positive for COVID-19 was present at Masjid Sri Petaling during a gathering of over 10,000 individuals from several nationalities. Brunei Authorities informed Malaysia that its first COVID-19 patient attended the gathering prior to testing positive on March 10.
Attention:
— Maldives High Commission, Malaysia (@MDVinMalaysia) March 12, 2020
Any Maldivians who may have attended the said Malaysian Mosque, during the said period, please contact the hotline numbers given, or if ur in Maldives now, notify authorities in Maldives. 👇#COVID19 @HPA_MV @MoHmv @ameenex https://t.co/WHgWk6nf8H
Any Maldivians that attended the gathering during the aforementioned period are urged to contact Malaysia's Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC).
In the event that such individuals have returned to Maldives, they are urged to reach out to the Health Protection Agency (HPA).
Till date, Malaysia has reported 149 COVID-19 cases, 26 of whom were released following treatment.
Globally, the novel coronavirus has infected more than 134,000 and claimed over 4,900 lives around the world. Out of those infected, more than 69,000 have recovered.
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