PublishedDeputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye meets Vivian Teoh , the mother of the late Carmen Yee who died due to Tuberculosis infection at the Penang General Hospital, September 17, 2019. ― Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
“We will begin the investigation within a month or two. The task force would be set up within two weeks,” he told reporters in a press conference at the Penang General Hospital here today. Elaborating further, Dr Lee said the hospital had conducted x-ray screenings and Mantoux test on 376 individuals connected to Carmen including her parents, students, and teachers.
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