DPM: Another coronavirus victim identified, confirmed cases rise to 16
Saturday, 08 Feb 2020 04:38 PM MYTDeputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who is also office at the Women, Family and Community Development Minister, speaks to reporters at her office in Putrajaya January 24, 2020. — Bernama pic
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 8 — The government has identified another coronavirus patient raising the number of infected to 16 — four Malaysians and 12 Chinese nationals. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail told a press conference today that the 67-year-old woman is currently being treated at the Kuala Lumpur General Hospital.
“We have been informed by the National Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre that there is another positive case of the nCoV infection today. She is a 67-year-old Chinese national tourist who is a family friend of the 14th case that was detected on February 6. “Seeing that she is a close contact to the 14th case, she has been instructed not to go anywhere and was detected to have the virus on February 7,” said Wan Azizah.
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