Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak among Islamic Missionaries in Terengganu state of Malaysia in 2020

Autor: Goh Soo Ning, Hafizuddin Awang, Ahmad Fuad Omar, Juhaida Jaafar, Fatimah Muda, Mohd Hanief Ahmad, Kasemani Embong, Nor Azimi Yunus
Rok vydání: 2021
Zdroj: International Journal of Human and Health Sciences (IJHHS). 5:491
ISSN: 2523-692X
DOI: 10.31344/ijhhs.v5i4.362
Popis: Background: Malaysia experienced an outbreak of COVID-19 after Islamic missionaries returned from religious gathering in Sri Petaling Mosque, Kuala Lumpur. The outbreak extended to the state of Terengganu which also resulted in an outbreak in a private Islamic institution known as BKMQ (an anonymized name) in Kuala Terengganu District.Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to describe the characteristics of COVID-19 cases and the experience of COVID-19 outbreak containment in BKMQ.Results: There were six individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in BKMQ. Majority of them were male (83.3%), in the age group of 20 to
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