Proton Holdings Bhd has confirmed that 49 employees at its Shah Alam service centre have tested positive for COVID-19, beginning a new cluster in Selangor

Bernama reported that one of the company's employees tested positive earlier on 14 October.

After screening and contact tracing was conducted, the company found that all 49 employees from the engineering division of the Shah Alam centre tested positive for the novel coronavirus, and have reported themselves to the authorities.