PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry today confirmed that an elderly man who was admitted at Hospital Putrajaya a few days ago was free from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Its director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a statement today, said the laboratory test on the samples taken from the man were negative of MERS-CoV. Dr Noor Hisham said the ministry regrets the woman's irresponsible action which alleged that her grand uncle had been infected by the MERS-CoV virus. director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a statement today, said the laboratory test on the samples taken from the man were negative of MERS-CoV. "Based on records, more than 3,000 pilgrims and those who had visited the middle east countries had shown symptoms of the disease.

Source: New Strait Times December 24, 2017 11:26 UTC