KUALA TERENGGANU (Bernama): Seven Orang Asli villagers from Kuala Koh, Gua Musang, Kelantan were warded at Hulu Terengganu Hospital in Kuala Berang on Wednesday (June 12) for coughs and breathing difficulties.
Terengganu health director Dr Mohd Jusoh said apart from the seven, another was also warded for diarrhoea and vomiting and was being treated for acute gastroenteritis ."They are reported to be in stable condition. Several clinical samples have been taken and sent to the laboratory for confirmation tests and the results are expected to be out in two weeks," he said in a statement Friday .
Following the examination, he said the Terengganu Health Department, via the Hulu Terengganu Health Office, would continue to monitor activities in Orang Asli settlements in the state. Terengganu has four Orang Asli settlements in three districts – two in Hulu Terengganu and one each in Besut and Kemaman.
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