Health D-G: Two Malaysians on Diamond Princess ship confirmed for Covid-19 | Malay Mail

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Health D-G: Two Malaysians on Diamond Princess ship confirmed for Covid-19

Tuesday, 18 Feb 2020 09:00 AM MYTHealth Ministry director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the duo are currently being looked after by Japanese authorities. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

In a post on his official Facebook page, Health Ministry director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the duo are currently being looked after by Japanese authorities. “Two Malaysians on Diamond Princess cruise were confirmed to be infected with Covid-19 and two more pending awaiting anxiously for their results. Both infected patients are being isolated and managed in Japan,” he said in the post.

The ship which was on a 16-day cruise including stops in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Vietnam had made port in Yokohama Bay, Japan have been quarantined by the authorities there due to the widespread infection on the luxury liner.

 

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