Indonesian couple who fled after testing positive for Covid-19 found

The couple who fled after testing positive for Covid-19 had been undergoing mandatory health screening for their work permit applications.

KUCHING: The two Indonesian nationals who reportedly fled after testing positive for Covid-19 yesterday have been found and taken to Sarawak General Hospital here.

Sarawak police commissioner Aidi Ismail said the duo, who were husband and wife, were found in a new residential area near Jalan Matang Baru at about 11:15pm last night.

“Both of them have been taken by health ministry personnel to the hospital for further action and treatment,” he told the media through a WhatsApp message this morning.

Yesterday, the state disaster management committee in a statement said the couple fled after testing positive for Covid-19 in a mandatory health screening for work permit applications in Sarawak.

They were believed to have run away while the committee was conducting close contact tracing and investigating the source of the infection. - FMT