Umrah Pilgrim On AirAsia Flight Died From Heart Attack, Not MERS-CoV

[Emily]

http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/ge/newsgeneral.php?id=1037406

Umrah Pilgrim On AirAsia Flight Died From Heart Attack, Not MERS-CoV - Ministry
KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 (Bernama)
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Since he had just performed the umrah, samples were taken for MERS-CoV screening and found to be negative."

Dr Noor Hisham said in the holy land, the victim suffered from fever, cough, shortness of breath and loss of appetite for a few days and sought treatment from clinics.

"During the flight from Jeddah to Kuala Lumpur, he suffered from breathing difficulty and later died," he added....

His symptoms are listed as possible signs of myocardial infarction:

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/155919-overview