All close contacts of Covid-19 positive case tested negative — Lee

MIRI: Swab tests carried out on twelve close contacts of a positive Covid-19 case detected in Sabah has come out negative, revealed Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (MDMC) chairman Datuk Lee Kim Shin. Lee who is also Transport Minister when contacted yesterday said officers from Miri Divisional Health Office (DHO) informed him of the result earlier yesterday. “The swab test results on all twelve close contacts who are also the patient’s family members came back negative today (Sunday) ,” Lee said. According to Lee, the Miri DHO started contact tracing as soon as they received information on the case from their Sabah counterpart. “Once identified, they were put under home surveillance (home quarantine) before their results came out today (Sunday),” said Lee. It was reported that the Sabah Health Department detected a positive Covid-19 case involving a 51-year-old Mirian who returned to Sabah for work on May 23. The patient had earlier undergone quarantine from April 9 – 23 here. Upon completion of his 14-day mandatory quarantine, he returned home to be with his family here from April 23 until May 23. He then boarded a flight to Kota Kinabalu (KK) via Miri via Labuan and took a swab test upon arrival at the KK airport. His swab test result came back positive on May 28. On another note, Lee advised members of the public to remain vigilant and alert and diligently comply with all the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) laid down by the Ministry of Health and Sarawak Disaster Management Committee. “The cooperation and support of everyone are imperative in our fight against Covid-19,” he said.