KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 — Former journalist and Kajai Award winner Wan Noor Hayati Wan Alias — better known as Wanti — died at the Serdang Hospital at about 6.10pm today. She was 44.
Her brother Wan Mohd Faizal Wan Alias, 46, when confirming the matter said she died due to heart failure after struggling with pneumonia.
Wanti will be buried at the Kampung Bintongan Muslim Cemetery in Rembau, Negeri Sembilan, at around 11pm.
It is understood she was admitted to Putrajaya Hospital due to a shortness of breath after she was confirmed to have been infected with Covid-19 in April.
Since then Wanti's health began to deteriorate, which is believed to be due to the long terms effects of the disease, and she frequented the hospitals in Serdang and Kajang.
She was admitted to the Serdang Hospital two days ago.
Apart from Utusan Malaysia, Wanti also served with Berita Harian and Media Variasi, winning the Kajai Award — the highest journalism award in the country — presented by the Malaysian Press Institute (MPI) in 2013.
A single mother, Wanti leaves behind a nine-year-old son.
— Bernama
