KUALA LUMPUR (March 24): DRB-Hicom Bhd has confirmed that an employee at its subsidiary Composites Technology Research Malaysia (CTRM) in Batu Berendam, Melaka has been tested positive for Covid-19.

In a statement, it said the tracing of his movements revealed that he contracted the virus after attending the wedding of his cousin in Putrajaya on Saturday, March 7, 2020.

On March 18, he was informed that the bride and groom, as well as another cousin, were diagnosed positive with the virus.

The staff was then tested at Hospital Melaka and after being initially cleared in the first test, he was retested and the result confirmed that he was positive for Covid-19, said DRB-Hicom, adding that the second test confirmed his immediate family members (wife and two children) were negative for the virus.

He is now under the care of a medical facility and contact tracking for the said staff is now underway, including his colleagues and family members. His workplace has been cordoned off and CTRM and the authorities will commence disinfection procedures in due course.

DRB-Hicom also wishes to provide updates on the first reported case of positive Covid-19 in the group reported on 18 March.

The staff based in Pekan, Pahang is improving in health and the latest test results indicate that she is clear of the virus, however, as per health protocol, she is required to be re-tested before being declared as free from the virus, it added.

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