2020 Tablighi Jamaat COVID-19 hotspot in Malaysia
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. 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. Additionally, nearly 10% of attendees were overseas visitors, causing COVID-19 to spread to other countries in Southeast Asia. On 8 July 2020, this cluster was declared over by the Ministry of Health.
| Date | 27 February–1 March 2020 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Masjid Jamek Sri Petaling |
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Type | Religious congregation |
| Participants | At least 16,000 people (MOH estimation) 12,500 people only (Leaders of the Sri Petaling tabligh group claim) |
| Outcome | Biggest cluster during the second wave of COVID-19 in Malaysia with 3,375 positive cases |
| Deaths | 34 |
Although much more widespread, the Tabligh event was not the first wave of coronavirus in Malaysia.