Heartache for heart patient given the runaround
26 Apr 2021 / 10:05 H.
PETALING JAYA: A heart patient nearly missed a scheduled check-up thanks to a not-so-comedic string of wrong messages from health authorities.
Shahirah Sohaimi, a 26-year-old with congenital heart disease, said the drama unfolded when her brother tested positive for Covid-19 on April 5 and was sent to the Malaysia Exposition Park Serdang two days later.
On April 8, she and her sister went to the district health office in Hulu Langat to take a swab test as instructed. The results were negative.
Nonetheless, they were each given a pink wristband and were told they were required to undergo home quarantine for 10 days, after which they were to show up for a second swab test.