A single mass gathering resulted in massive transmission of COVID-19 infections in Malaysia with further international spread
Nor Fazila Che Mat, Hisham Atan Edinur, Mohammad Khairul Azhar Abdul Razab, Sabreena Safuan
Abstract
Malaysia has recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia with more than 35% of new COVID-19 cases linked to the Sri Petaling gathering, a Moslem missionary movement attended by more than 19 000 people of different nationalities, in March 2020 in Kuala Lumpur. From this cluster, 1701 samples have been tested positive out of 21 920 tests carried out. Thus, mass gathering during COVID-19 pandemic period should be banned to curb disease transmission.
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Mass gatheringKuala lumpurMedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PandemicTransmission (telecommunications)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Southeast asiaCluster (spacecraft)VirologySocioeconomicsVeterinary medicineDemographyTraditional medicineDiseasePublic healthOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)Ancient historyPathologyTelecommunicationsHistoryProgramming languageSociologyBusinessMarketingComputer scienceCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesCOVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsTravel-related health issues