2020 Tablighi Jamaat COVID-19 hotspot in Malaysia
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A Tablighi Jamaat religious conference that took place at the "Masjid Jamek Sri Petaling" in Kuala Lumpur's Sri Petaling district between 27 February to 1 March 2020 became a COVID-19 super-spreader event with more than 3,300 cases being linked to the event.[4][5] By 19 May 2020, the Malaysian Director-General of Health Noor Hisham Abdullah confirmed that 48% of the country's COVID-19 cases (3,347) had been linked to the Kuala Lumpur Tablighi Jamaat cluster.[6] Additionally, nearly 10% of attendees were overseas visitors, causing COVID-19 to spread to other countries in Southeast Asia.[7] On 8 July 2020, this cluster was declared over by the Ministry of Health.[8]
Date | 27 February–1 March 2020 |
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Venue | Masjid Jamek Sri Petaling |
Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Type | Religious congregation |
Participants | At least 16,000 people (MOH estimation)[1] 12,500 people only (Leaders of the Sri Petaling tabligh group claim)[2] |
Outcome | Biggest cluster during the second wave of COVID-19 in Malaysia with 3,375 positive cases |
Deaths | 34[3] |
Although much more widespread, the Tabligh event was not the first wave of coronavirus in Malaysia.[9]