Patient’s condition stable in an isolation ward.
Malaysian health authorities on Tuesday confirmed the first citizen to be infected with the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 10.
They said the 41-year-old Malaysian had travelled to Singapore for a meeting from Jan 16 to 23 with colleagues from China – including one from Wuhan, the epicentre of the epidemic. But he only showed symptoms on Jan 29, nearly a week after he returned to Malaysia.
On Jan 29, he had sought medical treatment for fever and cough from a private medical facility in Selangor.
He was then placed in an isolation ward at Hospital Sungai Buloh and tested positive for 2019-nCoV on Feb 3.
Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said the man is presently in a stable condition and all his family members are being monitored.
Meanwhile, Dzulkefly announced a second new 2019-nCoV case – a 63-year-old man hailing from Wuhan, China. He is being treated in an isolation ward at Hospital Kuala Lumpur.
This brings the total number of 2019-nCoV cases in Malaysia to 10 – nine China nationals and one Malaysian.