A total of 44 students from a hostel at a Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama were tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, confirmed by Kelantan State Health Director. According to the official, the cluster involves the dormitory students of the school, which was declared on January 14. The authorities also found that a total of 256 close contacts had been identified. The Authorities also asked the school to close face-to-face teaching process until 25 January.
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According to reports, all these close contacts were asked to undergo quarantine in order to curb the spread of Covid-19. They were also advised to undergo screening if they experienced symptoms during the period.
The official, however, denied that the outbreak was caused by a student whose parents had just returned from performing umrah and was infected with the Omicron variant.
 He further explained that it has not yet obtained the results of the Omicron variant for the sample of parents of the students.