Teen faints at KKIA because of heart atack, not Covid-19

Kota Kinabalu: A teenager who fainted outside Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) upon arrival from Kuala Lumpur at noon, Monday, had a heart problem and not Covid-19, according to State Police Commissioner Datuk Zaini Jass.State Health Director Datuk Dr Christina Rundi also confirmed that it was not Covid-19. The 19-year-old was identified as Aldih Omar from Lahad Datu. His condition was unknown at press time. Members of the public earlier feared that he was a victim of the virus.

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Meanwhile, KKIA Senior Airport Manager Sunif Naiman said the teenager fainted at the kerbside of the arrival area. Paramedics from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital summoned to the area rushed the youngster to the hospital.

In Kuala Lumpur, a former minister said to have been exposed to a Covid-19 positive patient confirmed he has tested negative to the disease.

The ex-minister from Bersatu said he is under quarantine at home in compliance with the standard operating procedure in the management of Covid-19 by the Health Ministry.

“Screened alright, tested negative, but self-quarantined at home,” he said in a brief reply to Bernama over WhatsApp.

“I’m well, Alhamdulillah (Praise be to God),” the MP said.

News has been circulating on social media since yesterday of a former minister and a former deputy minister having been in close contact with the Covid-19 positive case No. 26 and also having been in direct contact with other people, including media practitioners, raising concern that they may have to undergo health screening.

Meanwhile, the ex-deputy minister said he had undergone a health inspection.

“I underwent a check today at Sungai Buloh Hospital. The result will be known tomorrow,” he said when responding to a WhatsApp message enquiring about his health.

The ex-minister and ex-deputy minister are said to have attended an appreciation event for them at a hotel in the federal capital last Thursday that was also attended by a member of the UDA Holdings Berhad (UDA) board of directors who has since tested positive for Covid-19.

UDA confirmed the director has tested positive for Covid-19 and was among the country’s latest cases.

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Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah announced four more new cases of Covid-19 in the country, all of whom were Malaysians. It brought Malaysia’s total to 29 cases, just as the country was beginning to fully contain the outbreak.

The death toll for the Covid-19 virus reached 2,988 today, with 88,299 confirmed infections globally.

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