CORONAVIRUS | Second test on 83-year-old American returns positive again, affirming Covid-19 diagnosis.
A second test on an 83-year-old US woman who Malaysian health authorities say is infected with Covid-19 has returned as positive again.MS Westerdam,Upon docking at Sihanoukville, Cambodia, the woman and 144 other passengers were flown into Malaysia on Feb 14 on a Malaysia Airlines flight chartered by the US government to help them return home.
All 145 passengers on board the flight were screened upon arrival at Kuala Lumpur International Airport and two had shown Covid-19 symptoms, the 83-year-old woman and her 85-year-old husband. "The passports of everyone on board were reviewed to ensure no one had travelled through mainland China in the prior 14 days," said the cruise firm.In light of the development, Malaysia Airlines has cancelled the remaining three flights chartered by the US government to bring the passengers home via Malaysia.The octogenarian patient is under observation at the isolation ward at Sungai Buloh Hospital and is accompanied by her husband.
Wan Azizah , however, said Malaysia will still test the six for the Covid-19 and will allow them to proceed if the results come back negative.
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