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               Humanitarian and Disaster Relief



               Mission


                                                              18 July 2020: 96 individuals
                                                              back from New Delhi, India
                                                              through the Humanitarian and
                                                              Disaster Relief Mission, are all in
                                                              good health and without
                                                              symptoms - 92 adults and 4
                                                              children.

                                                              Healthcare workers conduct
                                                              screening at the Kuala Lumpur
              Source:  KKM Twitter §                          International Airport (KLIA).

                                                              Nasopharyngeal swabs were
                                                              taken for 88 individuals, while 8
                                                              individuals (family members of
                                                              embassy staff) had pre-
                                                              departure screening in India and
                                                              tested negative for COVID-19.

                                                              All are under quarantine at the
                                                              Academy of Higher Education
                                                              Leadership, Enstek, Nilai. This
                                                              14-day mandatory quarantine is

              Source:  KKM Twitter §                          conducted at a designated
                                            Source:  KKM Twitter §    quarantine centre, and not as a
                                                              HSO, as these individuals
                                                              returned from a country at high-
                                                              risk of COVID-19 infection.


                                                              Health monitoring is conducted
                                                              by healthcare workers from the
                                                              Seremban District Health Office
                                                              twice daily. §
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