He said the post that went viral on Facebook, allegedly posted by the administrator of Kuantan City’s page, claiming that there had been a positive case of the 2019-nCoV virus at the International Islamic University Malaysia Hospital here is not true.
“Our investigation found that the patient is a Malaysian citizen receiving treatment for a normal infection. “The patient had also not travelled to Wuhan or China within the last 14 days before falling sick, ” he said in a statement here Tuesday . Dr Bahari said all tests on the patient was done at the Institute for Medical Research and the National Public Health Laboratory.
“The administrator of Kuantan City’s Facebook page has also apologised for uploading the post that caused unnecessary confusion, ” he said. – Bernama