Veteran singer Ahmad Jais transferred to ICU

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SHAH ALAM: Veteran singer Datuk Mohd Jais Ahmad, better known as Ahmad Jais, 75, who was admitted to Darul Ehsan Medical Centre (DEMC), here, yesterday, was transferred to the hospital’s intensive-care unit, early yesterday, due to breathing difficulty.

The singer’s fourth child, Maimun, 31, however, said her father’s condition was stable at the moment.

“My father is asthmatic and when he has coughing, he tends to have breathing difficulty. He has been put on a ventilator to ease his breathing,” she said when met, here, yesterday.

Maimun said her father had complained of fatigue after performing in Batu Pahat, Johor, on Sept 8. When his condition became serious on Thursday night, he was admitted to the KPJ Selangor Specialist Hospital in Section 20, here.

He was transferred to DEMC early Saturday morning as he has a medical record there.

Maimun hoped relatives, and her father’s friends and fans would pray for his recovery. — Bernama