KOTA BARU – An Orang Asli couple who fled from a Covid-19 screening test at Sultan Ismail Petra Hospital (HSIP) in Kuala Krai last Thursday were found yesterday.
Kelantan police chief Datuk Shafien Mamat said the couple were found about 5.30pm after personnel from the Laloh police station received information on their whereabouts from the Orang Asli Development Department (Jakoa).
The couple were found in a hut near Sg Sam, Gua Musang.
“They cooperated with police and the Health Ministry. They are willing to be taken to HSIP for Covid-19 screening and, thereafter, be quarantined until the results are obtained,” he said in a statement today.
Yesterday, it was reported an Orang Asli couple from Pos Tohoi, Gua Musang, fled when they were about to undergo a Covid-19 test on Thursday.
It is learned the couple were required to undergo the screening after their 25-day-old daughter had tested positive for Covid-19. – Bernama, February 7, 2021
