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Missing Sabah Covid-19 patient found

Runaway senior citizen found hiding on his farm from health authorities

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 14 Jun 2021 9:42PM

Missing Sabah Covid-19 patient found
A 69-year-old Kg Kuala Tongod resident who ran away from health workers upon being identified as Covid-19-positive was supposed to have been admitted to Sandakan Hospital. – Wikipedia pic, June 14, 2021

by Essam Abdullah

KINABATANGAN – The 69-year-old Covid-19 patient who ran away when health workers were about to pick him up yesterday has been found.

The man, who is from Kg Kuala Tongod near here, was supposed to be admitted to Sandakan Hospital before bolting into hiding.

Kinabatangan police chief Dzulbaharin Ismail said the man was found hiding on his farm at around 6pm today.

“Health workers noticed the man had gone missing around 11am yesterday when they were picking him up at his house.

“He went missing while (health workers were) waiting for him to finish packing up his belongings,” he said. – The Vibes, June 14, 2021

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