Factory closed for sanitisation after employee confirmed positive for Covid-19

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By Adrian Lim

KUCHING, Nov 16: Asteel Group at Demak Laut here closed one of its factories after an employee tested positive for Covid-19 on November 15.

Asteel Group in a statement revealed the factory at Demak Laut Industrial Park is closed today for sanitisation and will resume operations tomorrow.


Yesterday, the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a press statement revealed an employee of a private company had tested positive for Covid-19 after experiencing fever, fatigue and headache on November 14.

The employee took a Covid-19 swab test at a health clinic on November 14 and results came back positive on November 15. The employee resided in the dormitory provided by the company.

Meanwhile, Asteel Group disclosed that all Persons-Under-Investigation (PUI) at the company are undergoing quarantine. — DayakDaily