First Malaysian-transmitted coronavirus case confirmed
Nicholas Chung
-February 6, 2020 4:03 PM
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The health ministry has confirmed two new coronavirus cases.PUTRAJAYA: The health ministry today confirmed another two coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 14. One person is a Malaysian while the other is a Chinese national.
Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said the Malaysian was a relative of the first citizen to contract the virus, a 41-year-old who returned from Singapore after attending a conference in January.
The 40-year-old woman had returned to her hometown for Chinese New Year on Jan 23. She had fever and sore throat on Feb 1, and a cough on Feb 4, leading her to seek treatment at a private clinic.
“As soon as her brother,the index case (first Malaysian case), was detected, she was tracked by the Kuala Muda health authorities and a sample was taken from her and other family members,” Dzulkefly said at a press conference here today.
Dzulkefly said the test for the woman came back positive on Feb 5 while her other relatives tested negative. Contact tracing is being carried out.
The woman, who had no travel history to China, is being treated at the Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Setar, Kedah, and is in stable condition.
Meanwhile, Dzulkefly said the latest China national to have contracted the virus was a tourist from Wuhan who had arrived on Jan 25 with his mother and three friends.
He is currently in stable condition and is being treated at Hospital Kuala Lumpur’s isolation ward.
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