BATU PAHAT: The Johor Health Division on Thursday (July 14) confirmed that every 14 casual contacts to a Malaysian within Singapore who was contaminated with monkeypox upon July 6 are already confirmed free of the disease.
State Health and Unity Committee leader Ling Tian Soon said the 14, all of whom were from Johor, had been instructed to undergo self-quarantine at their respective homes for a week.
As of Thursday night, no new cases have been reported regarding visitors from Singapore to Johor, he or she added.
“However, all hospitals in the state are questioned to be on alert and instructed to enhance facilities as well as adopt the same procedures performed during the Covid-19 pandemic, ” he informed reporters here right after officiating at the starting of the Hemodialysis Device Building at Sultanah Nora Ismail Hospital (HSNI) here.
On July 6, a 45-year-old Malaysian living in the republic tested positive intended for monkeypox and visited several of his acquaintances’ houses in Johor.
Regarding the opening of the hemodialysis unit building worth RM1mil contributed by Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB), Ling said that there were 66 patients looking for dialysis services right now there.
“Until right now, there are 30 dialysis machines placed in the system with patients only charged RM13 for every treatment session, inch he said. : Bernama