Ministry Of Health, Malaysia (KKM) confirms that there is another polio case in Sabah involving 3-year-old children in Sandakan. The children were believed to be not a Malaysian citizen
According to what is stated by KKM’s Twitter, it was also confirmed that the child had never received a polio vaccine since birth.
Terdapat satu kes baharu Polio melibatkan kanak-kanak lelaki bukan warganegara berumur tiga tahun di Sandakan, Sabah.
Kanak-kanak ini tidak pernah menerima vaksin polio sejak lahir.
Sehingga 8 Mac 2020, secara keseluruhan, terdapat 4 kes yang telah disahkan polio di Sabah.
— KKMalaysia🇲🇾 (@KKMPutrajaya) March 10, 2020
The child had symptoms of left leg weakness on January 18, 2020, and was hospitalized and is in stable condition.
The following is also a press release from KKM related to polio’s current issue in Sabah.
#Polio Terdapat satu lagi kes polio di Sabah melibatkan kanak-kanak bukan warganegara berumur tiga tahun di Sandakan.
Ini menjadikan 4 kes polio di Sabah sehingga 8 Mac 2020.
Selain #COVID19, penyakit polio juga semakin bertambah di negara kita dan perlu diambil perhatian. pic.twitter.com/HWvfXUFMqJ
— KKMalaysia🇲🇾 (@KKMPutrajaya) March 10, 2020
This has resulted in 4 polio cases being recorded in Sabah as of March 8, 2020.
Source: Ministry Of Health, Malaysia
