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THREE CHINA NATIONALS TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS NOW IN SG BULOH HOSPITAL 

JAN 25, 2020 @ 12.10PM

All three China nationals tested positive for coronavirus last night are now in Sg Buloh hospital.

“The investigation and test carried out by Makmal Kesihatan Awam Kebangsaan (MKAK, Sg Buloh) late last night revealed that the three were positive of coronavirus," said Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad the Minister of Health to the media through a press conference at Putrajaya this morning.

The three positive cases comprise of the wife to the 66-year-old patient in Singapore and their two grandchildren aged two and 11 years old. 

“While they did not show symptoms, lab results from swab tests confirmed that they have the virus. They are currently under observation and isolation at the Sungai Buloh Hospital.
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The patients were part of a group of 10 that had travelled to Singapore from Guangzhou on Jan 20.

While in Singapore, a 66-year-old man and his son were confirmed to have the virus while the rest showed no signs.
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