Coronavirus not at stage where tourists have to be barred entry, PM says

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The prime minister says health authorities will quarantine anyone with the slightest symptoms of the disease. FMTNews

Dr Mahathir and Dr Siti Hasmah together with Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng tossing yee sang at a CNY function in Klang today. Dr Mahathir has assured Malaysians that all tourists entering the country were being checked thoroughly and constantly to detect any infection among them.

KLANG: Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the spread of the coronavirus disease is still not at such a critical stage that tourists have to be barred entry. The government, he said, was implementing stringent checks on tourists entering Malaysia and health authorities were placing in quarantine anyone with the slightest symptoms of the disease. That was enough for the moment.“Many countries are facing the same problem. We will have to assess the situation as we go along.

But he assured Malaysians that all tourists entering the country were being checked thoroughly and constantly to detect any infection among them. Asked if Malaysia would quarantine all tourists from China until they showed no symptoms of the virus, he said it was impossible to do that.Subscribe to our newsletter and get news delivered to your mailbox.

 

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Then go and visit them in the hospital la. Get the missus play violin in there while you are at it. If you came out ok, then we definitely have no reason to worry.

Virus becoming asymptomatic. His casual reaction is deplorable.

The chinese are fleeing from china to find a safer place away from the virus.

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