Dr Noor Hisham had also earlier warned that new daily cases may by the end of March if the present trend continues.
The Ministry of Health also detected 29 new clusters involving 19 workplace clusters, eight community clusters, one high-risk group cluster at Jalan Ria, Johor and a higher education cluster at Jalan Jenderam Hulu, Selangor.
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