Labuan health department director Dr Ismuni Bohari said the cluster in the Filipino refugee settlement consisted of 2,912 people.

He said the situation was well under control and would continue to be monitored closely.

“Most of the people in the settlement work in the town centre. Some are involved in the construction sector.

“They certainly interact with the local community. As such, it is our responsibility to ensure they are free from Covid-19,” Ismuni said today.

The mass testing exercise, which started on Friday and ended yesterday, was to ensure that Covid-19 in the densely-populated settlement is contained effectively.

National Security Council (MKN) Labuan director Mohd Hafiez Daud said the refugees mostly possessed IMM13 (a document issued to Filipino refugees in Sabah and Labuan).

“A small number of those staying in the settlement are Malaysians while some are permanent residents,” he said.

Labuan Natural Disaster Management Committee chairman Rithuan Ismail said roadblocks had been mounted at two entry points to the settlement since last Friday. These roadblocks may end soon, depending on the health department’s advice.

Labuan is seeing a downward trend in the number of those testing positive for Covid-19, recording double-digit new cases in the past four days.

The duty-free island recorded 85 new cases yesterday and 54 today.

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