CONFIRMED: Man Suspected Of Ebola In Kuching Does Not Have It

The Zimbabwean student who was quarantined for suspected infection by Ebola virus has been confirmed not to have it, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

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However, he gave his assurance that the Health Department will monitor closely for the virus and that the people need not panic following the report that a foreign student at a private institution of higher learning is being quarantined at the Sarawak General Hospital (HUS).

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He said the finding was made after laboratory tests were done on clinical samples taken from the student yesterday at the Sungai Buloh National Public Health Laboratory (MKAK) and found to be negative for Ebola virus.

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Noor Hisham said the student from Zimbabwe had been in Malaysia since February and was quarantined for fever, sore throat and cough since September 13.

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"This is a standard operating procedure where hospital staff are taking precautions. "The student has no history of international travel records nor had he come into contact with an Ebola patient in the past 21 days before showing the symptoms," he told Bernama today.

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Rumour has been spreading like wildfire in Kuching that two African students are suspected to be infected with the Ebola virus. A source disclosed that the students were admitted to a private medical centre on Sunday evening complaining of cough and fever. As the private medical centre did not have an isolation ward, they were transferred to the Sarawak General Hospital isolation ward.

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The Health Ministry today confirmed that a suspected case of the deadly Ebola virus has been reported in Kuching, Sarawak.

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Doctors in the Sarawak state capital, Kuching, are monitoring a suspected case of Ebola, Datuk Dr Zulkifli Jantan, the state health director confirmed today.

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“Yes, investigations are being carried out. No details yet. He is only a suspect,” he told Malay Mail Online by email, adding that there was no cause for alarm. Dr Zulkifli said health officials are monitoring the patient but declined to elaborate.

The patient is believed to be an African male suffering from a fever.

When contacted, Assistant Minister of Public Health Datuk Dr Jerip Susil said he had no comment on the rumour as nothing had been confirmed yet. “There is no lab confirmation yet,” he said without elaborating further.

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Ministry director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that the situation is being monitored closely although the case has not been confirmed. "‎The ministry is monitoring the situation and continue our close surveillance and we would like to draw the public attention that no cases of EVD (Ebola Virus Disease) have been confirmed in this country," he told The Malaysian Insider.

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He is Malaysia’s second suspected case of Ebola. The first was reported in Perak last week and later proven to be negative.

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"The risk of Ebola into Malaysia is very low," Noor Hisham had said, adding that the country was prepared to face it should an outbreak occur.

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