The woman, aged 57, had travelled to Indonesia and was admitted to hospital on March 17. FMTNews Covid19Malaysia
PETALING JAYA: A 57-year-old woman, believed to be a health ministry official, was confirmed tonight as the latest to die of Covid-19, bringing the death toll to 35.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the woman had travelled to Indonesia. She was admitted to Putrajaya Hospital on March 17 and tested positive for Covid-19 the next day.He did not identify the woman. However, health minister Adham Baba said in a posting on Facebook that the patient was attached to the ministry’s human resources division.The Covid-19 pandemic has infected 2,470 people and caused a national shutdown of public activities in Malaysia.
Earlier this evening, Putrajaya ordered a lockdown of seven villages in Sungai Lui, in Hulu Langat district, Selangor, after 74 cases of Covid-19 infections were reported at a tahfiz school. The area is the second to be placed under an Enhanced Movement Control Order, after Simpang Renggam, Johor.Subscribe to our newsletter and get news delivered to your mailbox.
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