Health D-G: One visitor to Italy caused 37 Covid-19 cases in Malaysia | Malay Mail

Sunday, 05 Apr 2020 07:00 PM MYTHealth director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Malaysia remains vulnerable to imported Covid-19 cases that could become new local clusters after one patient who returned from Italy caused 37 other infections. ― Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — Malaysia remains vulnerable to imported Covid-19 cases that could become new local clusters, health authorities warned after one patient who returned from Italy caused 37 other infections. Health director-general Datuk Noor Hisham Abdullah said the example also showed why it was essential for those possibly exposed to Covid-19 to be forthright with health authorities.

In his given example, the Health D-G said Malaysia’s Case 1,580 had been to Italy but did not disclose this upon returning to the country. The person then became an index patient who went on to infect over three dozen other people, resulting in at least five deaths and leaving one in critical condition.“As such, there is definitely a risk of importing other countries’ Covid-19 cases into the country and causing a local spread,” he said during his daily press conference.Four more Covid-19 patients have also died, raising the death toll to 61 nationwide.

WTF...send him back to Italy...

Totally irresponsible pig headed. H

Who that little Italy? Maybe that person could be the missing cluster, yet tabligh cluster got the blame!

I think better to have a system link to immigration department so that can check the history of the person whether they travel 2 those countries tat r facing high risk of COVID-19. It is better 2 prevent before the unfortunate things happen.

I say enforce punishments for those who are irresponsible and don't come forward. Not just a slap on the wrist. If this person caused 5 deaths by not coming forward, that means he/she has murdered 5 people, no? Just saying...

_ahmadirsyad ni ha

Does the case 1580 know what he/she has caused? If not then tell him/her.

5 ppl dead just because this person decide not to tell he/she been to Italy. Irresponsible

Action should be taken for not disclosing his travel information!

oh shit.

How about one case 136?

Let the witch hunt begins

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