Six cases of Portuguese man o' war stings reported in waters near Bachok, says K'tan Health director

KOTA BARU: Six cases of poisonous stings by the Physaia physalis jellyfish among children aged between one to 11 years old were detected in Kelantan on Friday (March 1).

Kelantan Health director Datuk Dr Zaini Hussin (pic) said the stings of the jellyfish, commonly known as the Portuguese man o' war, were detected in Bachok with two cases in Pantai Melawi while four other cases were recorded in Pantai Baru here.