Form Three student who died in school tested negative for Covid-19

A swab test on a Form Three student who died in a school in Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, last Wednesday found him negative for Covid-19, said Health Minister Dr Adham Baba.

"We will wait for the chemist's report before we can announce the actual cause of his death,” Adham (above) told a press conference at the Kuala Kangsar Health Clinic (Type 3) project today.

Last Wednesday, which was the first day of the school's re-opening, the boy was reported to have fainted in his classroom and was pronounced dead by a doctor after he was rushed to Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz.

The boy was reportedly in good health before passing out suddenly in the classroom.

Meanwhile, Adham said there was no evidence to show that wearing face masks could affect one's health negatively.

"This is because at the Health Ministry level, surgeons wear face masks for several hours to perform surgery and there is no evidence that it affects their breathing,” he added.

However, he said, face masks of suitable sizes should be used, differentiating by adults and children.

On the Kuala Kangsar Health Clinic (Type 3) project, it was built at a cost of RM28.27 million to serve the 176,000 residents in Kuala Kangsar, where there are already 10 existing health clinics.

- Bernama