Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said the Malaysian woman was the younger sister of the first citizen to contract the virus, a 41-year-old who returned from Singapore after attending a conference in January.

The 40-year-old woman had returned to her hometown for Chinese New Year on Jan 23. She had fever and sore throat on Feb 1, and a cough on Feb 4, leading her to seek treatment at a private clinic.

“As soon as her brother, the index case (first Malaysian case), was detected, she was tracked by the Kuala Muda health authorities and a sample was taken from her and other family members,” Dzulkefly said at a press conference here today.

Dzulkefly said the test for the woman came back positive on Feb 5 while her other relatives tested negative. Contact tracing is being carried out.

The woman, who had no travel history to China, is being treated at the Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Setar, Kedah, and is in stable condition.

Meanwhile, Dzulkefly said the latest China national to have contracted the virus was a tourist from Wuhan who had arrived on Jan 25 with her mother and three friends.

She is currently in stable condition and is being treated at Hospital Kuala Lumpur’s isolation ward.

Earlier, she had gone to the same hospital after having low-grade fever. She was given a home assessment kit and instructed to remain with her group.

“When she did not recover, she was referred to Hospital Kuala Lumpur where she was admitted on Feb 5. She was tested positive on the same day.”

The two new cases bring the total number to 14 confirmed cases, of which six were patients under investigation, six were close contact cases and two were on the special flight from Wuhan.

Ten of the patients are China nationals and four are Malaysians.

Dzulkefly added that the teenager who collapsed in KLCC yesterday had already been cleared of the virus and discharged from the hospital.