Health Ministry denies taking too long to help Orang Asli tribe in Gua Musang
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad speaks during a press conference at its ministry in Putrajaya June 20,2019. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
“We caught wind of the case in Kuala Koh on June 3 and on the same day we dispatched personnel from the Gua Musang district health clinic and the Orang Asli Development Department to investigate. 53 cases are still being treated in the hospital, with 51 of those in the normal ward while the other two are in intensive care unit.
“We expect the results of these tests to come back in two to three days and then we will know what was the cause of their death,” he said.As to reports stating the disease is spreading to other states, he said: “So far we have no reported cases among the Orang Asli community in Kg. Gerdong, Hulu Terengganu not Kampung Ulu Sat in Jerantut, Pahang.
The incident took place at Taman Mawar Religious school which is seven kilometres from Sungai Kim Kim which was polluted by toxic waste in March.
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