A nurse checks the temperature of a visitor as part of the coronavirus screening procedure at a hospital in Kuala Lumpur on Feb 3, 2020. (Photo: Reuters) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) - Malaysian health authorities on February 4 confirmed the first citizen to be infected with the coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 10.
The Malaysian man had travelled to Singapore last month for a meeting with colleagues from China - including one from Wuhan, the epicentre of the epidemic. He showed symptoms of fever on January 29, nearly a week after returning home.
Malaysia's Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said the 41-year-old man was admitted to the isolation ward. He was confirmed positive for the coronavirus on February 3.
The other new case announced on February 3 was a Chinese national from Wuhan who has been in Malaysia since Jan 18. The 63-year-old man was isolated./.
VNA
