Man found on road in Kuala Langat died from Covid-19, police confirm

 

The police have confirmed that the man found last Wednesday lying on the ground beside the road at Jalan 3 Tepi Laut, Pekan Tanjung Sepat in Kuala Langat had died from Covid-19.

Kuala Langat district police chief Ahmad Ridhwan Mohd Nor Saleh said they were informed by the public about the man around 5pm on the day of the incident.

“An officer then contacted the Tanjung Sepat health clinic emergency officers for an ambulance to go to the location of the incident and as soon as the team arrived, checks confirmed that the local man, aged 53, had already passed away,” Ahmad said in a statement today, as reported by Harian Metro.

Early investigations found no criminal elements, he said, and the body was sent to the Banting Hospital forensics unit for further procedures before receiving confirmation that the man died from Covid-19.

Previously, a 19-second video had gone viral on social media, depicting a medical team checking on a man lying beside a road. - Mkini