Singapore launches probe to identify 95 suspect coronavirus cases

Singapore has launched a probe to identify 95 of its citizens who took part in a religious gathering in Malaysia after Brunei's first coronavirus case was detected in a person who attended the same three-day congregation held last month, a top minister said on Thursday.

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The 95 Singaporeans were among over 1,500 people, including almost 700 Indonesians and more than 200 Filipinos, who attended the gathering held between February 28 and March 1 at the Seri Petaling Mosque in Selangor state on the outskirt of Kuala Lumpur.

Brunei's first case was a 53-year-old man who returned from Kuala Lumpur on March 3 and started showing symptoms four days later, the Sultanate's Health Ministry said. Malaysia reported 20 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing its toll of infections to 149.