By Nadiah Zamlus
SHAH ALAM, Dec 31 — Covid-19 cases in Selangor is expected to remain high until the middle of next year as the state has recorded the highest daily infections in the country for 13 consecutive days, The Malaysian Insight reported.
Selangor Task Force for Covid-19 chairman Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the number of daily new cases are not expected to come down anytime soon.
“We foresee that this will be the trend going forward until the foreseeable future perhaps till the middle of 2021. Hopefully, we will get to see the Covid-19 vaccine in the first quarter,” Dzulkefly told the daily portal on Tuesday.
Commenting further, Dzulkefly said the surge in cases was anticipated following the Human Resources Ministry’s mandatory screening of foreign workers.
“We recall that this was preceded by positive cases among those in cluster cases in their dormitories, of those working in factories and construction sites.
“Selangor being the most industrialised state, by way of both factories and construction sites, would naturally be the hotbed for cluster outbreaks,” he said.
