Malaysia: Quarantine Family of Mother/Daugher Confirmed Deaths

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He added that Mustaza’s family and his youngest daughter Fatimah, 17, were put under house quarantine for a week since Friday and that the authorities were monitoring their condition daily.

Berita Harian
Isnin, 05/04/2010 Monday, 05/04/2010

Two-child family of fatal H1N1 quarantined
Oleh Amir Mamat By Amir Mamat

JASIN: Family of two who died after birth confirmed infected with the epidemic of Influenza A (H1N1) on Tuesday, while quarantined in their homes in Batu 14 Jalan Jasin, Merlimau near here, to avoid spreading the disease.

Chairman of the Committee of Women, Family and Health states, Datuk Norpipah Abdol, Jasin said the Health Department is directed to monitor the cleanliness of the home involved while ensuring that residents are not independent of external activities. He said his house was also ordered residents to wear face masks at all times when outside the home than they need to keep the house clean of any contamination. "They should not leave home independently until certified safe by the State Health Department.

"I hope that the family comply with all instructions from the relevant parties," he said when contacted here yesterday.

The newspaper reported yesterday, Maimunah Dimah, 54, died on Wednesday last before, followed her second child, Sumarni Md Nor, 30, last Friday due to H1N1 infection.

More sad family involved when Sumarni not find time to see a small child she brought a new, four days ago that had to be placed in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Melaka Hospital unconscious shortly after undergoing surgery to remove her baby.

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