The spread of the Covid-19 clusters in Tawar and Sala in the northern states could have been avoided if standard operating procedures (SOPs) were adhered to, says the Health Ministry.<br /><br />Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said based on investigations, the Tawar cluster was spread because of family members who did not fully adhere to the ministry’s SOPs at a gathering.<br /><br />On the Sala cluster, he said the index case, together with family members, had a history of visiting a patient at a hospital.<br /><br />Read more at https://bit.ly/328SZmO<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline