Debunked: Social media posting of Wuhan virus case in Negri is not true


SEREMBAN: The health authorities here have denied a social media posting that a patient infected with the Wuhan novel coronavirus has been admitted to the Tuanku Ja'afar Hospital.

State Health director Datuk Dr Zainudin Mohd Ali said as of Sunday (Jan 26), the hospital has not admitted any patient who apparently tested positive for the 2019-NCoV or Wuhan virus.

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