He added that the cluster of infection is being monitored closely by the Ministry, in collaboration with the Kelantan and Selangor state health departments. “As such, the respiratory tract infection cluster is isolated,” he said in a statement Friday. On Thursday, it was reported that 40 people were quarantined at the Tanah Merah Hospital after a man died of a suspected viral infection after a family gathering in Kajang. One man died of severe pneumonia from a possible bacterial infection while another one is in critical condition and needs respiratory aid at the Tanah Merah Hospital, he said. “The hospital is still waiting for other test results from samples and this does not mean that the respiratory infection is a mysterious disease,” he said.

Source: The Star February 10, 2017 08:37 UTC