A patient suspected of Ebola in Sarawak has been cleared of the deadly disease, the Malay Mail Online reported.
Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah confirmed that tests on the 24-year-old male student from Zimbabwe came back negative for Ebola, a virus that has so far claimed the lives of more than 2,400 people, including health workers.
“We want to reiterate that there has been no confirmed cases of the Ebola virus in Malaysia. However, we have taken measures to prepare for such an eventuality,” he was quoted as saying.
Ebola symptoms show up between two and 21 days after infection. Patients typically display the following signs: high fever, headache, joint and muscle aches, sore throat, weakness, stomach pain and a lack of appetite.
Meanwhile, Malaysia will donate some 20 million rubber gloves to African countries stricken by the deadly outbreak.
Prime Minister Najib Razak said in a statement – as reported by the BBC – that 11 containers with 1.9 million protective gloves each will be sent from KL.
Malaysia is a global leader in rubber glove manufacturing, producing 60 per cent of the world’s supply.
“Malaysia can make a unique and vital contribution to the fight against Ebola because we are one of the biggest manufacturers of rubber gloves,”
These gloves will be distributed to medical workers in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Nigeria and Congo, the report said.
