Boy flown to hospital from Tioman has meningitis, not heatstroke, says Pahang Health Dept

KUANTAN: The Pahang Health Department has confirmed that the boy, who was flown in a helicopter from Pulau Tioman to Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan (HTAA) here, was not suffering from heatstroke.

Its director Datuk Dr Nor Azimi Yunus said the eight-year-old boy was referred to the HTAA by the Tekek Health Clinic in Pulau Tioman at 11.45pm on May 3 after being diagnosed with meningitis.