SEREMBAN: Twenty students at a private religious school in Kg Serting Ulu in Jempol near here have tested positive for Covid-19, says state health exco S. Veerapan.

       He said the first case of the Jalan Merpati Serting cluster was reported on Dec 15.

       "After a staff member at the school was found to be positive, all the other teachers and students were screened.

       "As of Dec 21, 20 of the 45 individuals screened had tested positive, 24 negative and the result of another one case is still pending," he said in a statement.

       Veerapan said the authorities have also identified those who came into close contact with the positive cases and have instructed them to undergo quarantine.

       The school, which will be closed until Dec 28, have also been disinfected by the Jempol health authorities.