Strict actions taken to prevent spread of Wuhan virus, says Health DG

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NSTnation: Malaysia has taken strict measures to address the spread of the 2019nCOV virus despite yet to be designated as a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO). coronovirus china wuhan virus

Some of the actions taken, said Noor Hisham, included cancelling fights from and to Wuhan, China where the virus was first detected.

“The action plan is for the member states to take action and that is what we are doing now. And China is also doing it, in which, they have quarantined 10 cities involving 40 million population . “It is something unprecedented and not seen in the history of international health regulation. Steps have been taken.

Earlier at the same press conference, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad confirmed three 2019-nCoV cases have been detected in the country.

 

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KKMPutrajaya The Chinese man whose family are in Sg Buloh hospital with the virus now was identified in Singapore as a suspected case on 22nd Jan. Why were his family who had travelled from China with him allowed to enter Malaysia on the 23rd? That sounds anything but strict to me.

Better be safe than sorry. What about cancelling all flights from China for a couple of weeks, and check up Chinese tourists for early detection? Am I over reacting?

strict means deport those with high risk, not exposing them to 30 mil msians

WHO populated with beuracrats concerned for their cushy pay check, they are not able to help with stoping pandemic....get over it and move on...every country for themselves every person for themselves...the thinking government and person survives

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