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Kedah health exco tests positive for Covid-19

Datuk Dr Mohd Hayati Othman down with fever, cough after helping in Yan flood relief efforts

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 26 Aug 2021 8:11PM

Kedah health exco tests positive for Covid-19
Kedah Health Committee chairman Datuk Dr Mohd Hayati Othman says he did not go out anywhere since last Sunday when he experienced Covid-19 symptoms. – Bernama pic, August 26, 2021

ALOR STAR – Kedah Health Committee chairman Datuk Dr Mohd Hayati Othman tested positive for Covid-19 today.

He said that he started showing symptoms such as fever and cough last Sunday and decided to undergo self-quarantine, before undergoing a Covid-19 screening test yesterday.

He then received a call from the health authority this morning, informing him that he tested positive for the viral infection.

“As I have been having some symptoms, I did not go out anywhere since last Sunday and attended to all matters online,” he said.

Dr Hayati said he is in Category 2, and undergoing quarantine at home.

He said a day before experiencing symptoms, he had participated in an aid distribution mission to areas affected by the massive flooding in Yan due to the water rush from Gunung Jerai last week.

“I’m not sure where I caught the infection, but a day after returning from Yan, I started coughing and had a slight fever,” he said, adding that his condition is still stable and he is constantly monitoring it, especially his oxygen level, which is now at 96% to 97%.

He said he will be going to a Covid-19 Assessment Centre for further evaluation. – Bernama, August 26, 2021

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