The Director of Health of Malaysia stated that all of the 62 new confirmed cases in the Lahad Datu infection group in Sabah occurred in the detention facility and there is no risk of transmission to the community. The situation is under control. At present, the most important thing for the Ministry of Health is to improve its ability to detect and inspect illegal immigrants. At the same time, it must prevent more illegal immigrants from entering Malaysia through the “rat lane”.

He say held a press conference at the Putrajaya Ministry of Health today and stated that the source of the Lahad Datu infection group in Sabah was the law enforcement unit Fortress Operation, which is to prevent illegal immigrants from entering Malaysia through the “rat lane”. “The first case of the infected group was two illegal immigrants. The law enforcement agency placed them in the Lahad Datu detention center and later infected several people in Tawau Prison.

He pointed out that the infection group has been under control so far, because these cases all occurred in detention centers and prisons, and do not exist in the community. Nuo Si San took the Bukit Jalil detention camp infection group as an example, and pointed out that although the infection group had 277 confirmed cases, because all the confirmed patients were in the detention camp, there is no risk of transmission to the community.

“At present, the most important Ministry of Health must improve its ability to inspect illegal immigrants and prevent more illegal immigrants from entering our country from Rat Lane. Only in this way can we effectively reduce the number of confirmed cases in Sabah.