JOHOR BARU: The body of a 34-year-old Malaysian man, one of the first two Covid-19 fatalities recorded in the country yesterday, was safely buried at a Muslim cemetery here at 9pm last night.
The remains of the victim arrived from the Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) at 8.16pm.
At 8.45pm, about 10 men dressed in personal protective gear carried his remains on a stretcher.
No one, including the media, was allowed near the cemetery until the burial was completed.
The man was diagnosed with a fever on March 5, and received treatment at Hospital Permai in Johor Baru on March 12 after he was diagnosed with Covid-19.
His condition deteriorated and was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit before his death yesterday. -- Bernama