Man found dead by roadside had Covid-19, say police
Bernama
-July 31, 2021
A video clip showing medical staff examining a man by the roadside was widely shared on social media.
SHAH ALAM: A man who was found sprawled unconscious by the roadside at Jalan 3 Tepi Laut, Tanjung Sepat, Kuala Langat, on Wednesday was confirmed positive for Covid-19.
A video clip of medical staff examining the man had been widely shared on social media.
Kuala Langat district police chief Ahmad Ridhwan Mohd Nor said a member of the public had informed the Tanjung Sepat police station at about 5pm about the man. Police then called for an ambulance from the Tanjung Sepat health clinic.
“Paramedics confirmed that the 53-year-old man had died at the scene. Preliminary investigation did not find any criminal element. The body was sent to the Banting Hospital forensic unit for a post-mortem and the victim was found (to be) Covid-19 positive,” he said in a statement today.
SHAH ALAM: A man who was found sprawled unconscious by the roadside at Jalan 3 Tepi Laut, Tanjung Sepat, Kuala Langat, on Wednesday was confirmed positive for Covid-19.
A video clip of medical staff examining the man had been widely shared on social media.
Kuala Langat district police chief Ahmad Ridhwan Mohd Nor said a member of the public had informed the Tanjung Sepat police station at about 5pm about the man. Police then called for an ambulance from the Tanjung Sepat health clinic.
“Paramedics confirmed that the 53-year-old man had died at the scene. Preliminary investigation did not find any criminal element. The body was sent to the Banting Hospital forensic unit for a post-mortem and the victim was found (to be) Covid-19 positive,” he said in a statement today.
