SHAH ALAM, July 31 -- A man who was found sprawled unconscious by the roadside of Jalan 3 Tepi Laut, Tanjung Sepat, Kuala Langat, near here, on Wednesday (July 28), as viraled on social media, was confirmed positive for COVID-19.
Kuala Langat district police chief, Supt Ahmad Ridhwan Mohd Nor said the incident was reported by a member of the public to the Tanjung Sepat police station at about 5 pm.
He said the police then contacted the emergency officer at Tanjung Sepat Health Clinic for an ambulance to the location.
“Paramedics confirmed that the 53-year-old man had died at the scene. Preliminary investigation did not find any criminal element.
“The body was sent to the Banting Hospital Forensic Unit for a post-mortem and the victim was found COVID-19 positive,” he said in a statement today.
Earlier, a 19-second video recording which went viral on social sites showed paramedics examining the man.
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