Health Ministry confirms three more cases of respiratory illness among Kuala Koh Orang Asli
PublishedHealth Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad said two of the victims were found suffering from the symptom on June 20 and were now treated at an isolation ward of Kuala Krai Hospital in Kelantan. ― Picture by Mukhriz Hazim
“Another case was detected on June 21 involving an 18-year-old teenage girl who was treated at the isolation ward in Gua Musang Hospital. Commenting on spread of the disease among the Orang Asli community in Kampung Gerdong in Hulu Terengganu and Kampung Ulu Sat in Jerantut, Dzulkefly said there was only one new case reported in Kampong Gerdong, bringing the total number of cases to 13 with eight cases confirmed measles.
In this regard, Dzulkefly also announced two new cases of breathing difficulty among students of a religious school in Pasir Gudang, Johor yesterday bringing the total number of affected students to 31 comprising 21 girls and 10 boys.
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