Wuhan virus: Negative test for Sabah patient, says Health DG


KOTA KINABALU: The test results on one person suspected of having contracted the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) from Wuhan have come back negative.

In a Facebook post, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the patient, who was placed in isolation ward at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital here, is being treated for Influenza A.

Meanwhile, Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment minister Datuk Christina Liew said all flights to and from Wuhan have been suspended until Jan 28.

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