Saturday May 16, 2009
10 discharged from Malacca Hospital
PUTRAJAYA: Ten of the 42 patients being treated in the isolation ward at the Malacca Hospital for suspected meningitis have returned home, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican said.
He said in a press statement yesterday that there had not been any new cases from those infected with the disease.
He added that residents and schoolchildren in the area surrounding the academy should not worry about the disease spreading as it was only transmitted through contact with nasal fluids.
“The best way to avoid being infected with meningococcal meningitis is by ensuring good ventilation where you sleep,” he said.
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