Saying ‘better safe than sorry’, health minister confirms Canadian girl under HKL watch for coronavirus | Malay Mail

Saying ‘better safe than sorry’, health minister confirms Canadian girl under HKL watch for coronavirusDatuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad said a visiting 17-year-old Canadian girl has been sent to Kuala Lumpur Hospital for medical observation for possible infection of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus. — Picture by Choo Choy May

The health minister said the teen was taken to the hospital after she collapsed at the Kuala Lumpur City Centre earlier today and the authorities were just taking extra precaution to ensure that she is not infected by the novel coronavirus that first broke out in China and has since spread to several cities worldwide.

He added that all standard operating procedures are being applied to the girl and her family members and she is still under investigation for signs of the virus. “The immediate thing in our mind is nCoV. But the way they present themselves it could be other illnesses including a heart related condition but our immediate measure is to make sure this is tackled.

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