KUALA KANGSAR: A swab-test on a Form Three student who died in a school in Bandar Tun Razak last Wednesday was found negative for Covid-19, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said.
"We will wait for the chemist report before we can announce the actual cause of his death," he told a press conference after handing over of the RM28 million-Kuala Kangsar Health Clinic (Type 3) project here today.
The teenager was reported to have fainted in his classroom and pronounced dead by a doctor after he was rushed to Canselor Tuanku Muhriz Hospital.
Local media today reported that he was in good health before the incident.
On a related matter, Dr Adham said there was no evidence to show that wearing face masks could affect a person's health, including school students.
"Surgeons wear face masks for several hours to perform surgery and there is no evidence that it affects their breathing."
However, he said, adults and children should use face masks of suitable size.
On the Kuala Kangsar Health Clinic (Type 3) project, Dr Adham said it was built in addition to 10 other existing health clinics to serve 176,000 residents in Kuala Kangsar. - BERNAMA