An ambulance driver who died after transporting a Covid-19 patient in Perak yesterday, had tested negative for the virus, confirmed Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
He said that the driver underwent several Covid-19 screenings prior to the incident and the results found him to be negative for the infection.
“The ambulance driver had been receiving treatment for other illnesses. The Health Ministry is still investigating the exact cause of death. In fact, he had several other illnesses,” he told Bernama today.
However, Noor Hisham declined to comment further.
News of an ambulance driver who was reported to have died after transporting a Covid-19 patient to a hospital in Perak spread through social media yesterday.
The picture of the ambulance driver, seen lying down wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) and surrounded by healthcare personnel providing emergency assistance, had gone viral online.
It is understood that the ambulance driver had asthma, and at the time of the incident, he was believed to have been exhausted before becoming unconscious.
- Bernama
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