Five-year-old girl from China to be discharged, not coronavirus


Health Ministry officers distributing leaflets on the coronavirus to arriving passengers from international flights at KLIA 2 in Sepang. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

KUALA TERENGGANU (Bernama): A five-year-old Chinese national admitted to Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah (HSNZ) here on Monday (Jan 27) after showing symptoms of a possible novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)infection, is due for discharge on Wednesday (Jan 29) as test results indicate the child is neither a positive nor suspected case for the virus.

She has also recovered from a normal fever and sore throat, said Terengganu health director Dr Nor Azimi Yunus through a WhatsApp message.

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