Covid-19 Patient 26, Hisham Hamdan — A public statement
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — First and foremost, I would like to record my deepest appreciation for the incredibly diligent and dedicated folks across the healthcare system in Malaysia who are doing a tremendous job in this very challenging period. Their work ethic and dedication to the cause are second to none.
On the 27th of February 2020, I started exhibiting symptoms, namely fever and a cough. That afternoon, I went to the SJMC Outpatient Center to get myself tested as I was concerned that I had dengue fever. While there, I also specifically requested for the Covid-19 test. Accordingly, I worked with Dr. Haikal and Dr. Zaza to come up with a Contact Tracing list, along with colleagues at UDA and at Khazanah. In addition, my family was also tested.
I was at several meetings from the 21st to the 27th with individuals who have since been confirmed positive for the Covid-19 disease. As I mentioned, the Ministry of Health is still searching for Patient Zero. I just happened to be the first person who was tested from this string of meetings. At the same time, it is worth noting that there were certain meetings on the morning of the 24th of February where all 13 non-UDA board and management individuals all tested negative.
The second issue is that all scientific and medical research we know so far points to the virus having a two-week incubation period. Given that I returned on the 17th of January, and given that I exhibited symptoms on the 27th of February, it is – as far as medical research is concerned – not possible for me to have obtained the virus from my trip to Shanghai.
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