PUTRAJAYA: All 107 individuals comprising Malaysians and their family members who were evacuated from Wuhan, China on Feb 4 following Covid-19 outbreak in the republic, have been allowed to leave the monitoring centre in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan after they completed their quarantine process.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said repeated tests conducted on them were found to be negative for the Covid-19 infection.
“Those who are allowed home today included the two confirmed Covid-19 cases treated at Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital in Seremban,” he told a daily media briefing on the Covid-19 infection here yesterday.
Dzulkefly said, however, one of them was currently admitted into a hospital for a health issue that was not related to Covid-19.
The group was ferried home via a special flight under the Humanitarian and Disaster Relief mission, carried out by the Malaysian government.
Upon their arrival, they were taken to the Higher Education Leadership Academy (AKEPT) to undergo a 14-day monitoring process, starting from Feb 4.
Meanwhile, Dzulkefly said the cumulative number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Malaysia remained at 22 with 11 cases still receiving treatment at hospitals.
“The number of cases that have been discharged is 11 patients to date,” he said, adding that no new cases reported yesterday.
