Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein also says 54,430 Malaysians in 10 countries affected by the outbreak have registered with Malaysian diplomatic missions. FMTNews Covid19
Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein says a task force will monitor Malaysians in countries most affected by the Covid-19 outbreak.
PUTRAJAYA: Wisma Putra has identified 11 Malaysians overseas who have been infected by Covid-19 so far. Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said nine of the 11 are in Singapore, including two who have been discharged while the rest are receiving treatment.“However, the numbers will be verified with other ministries so there will be no discrepancies with what is being announced,” he said at a press conference here today.
Hishammuddin said a total of 54,430 Malaysians in 10 countries most affected by the Covid-19 outbreak have registered with Malaysian diplomatic missions in those countries. Of the total, 23,179 are in the United States, 14,929 in China, 4,297 in South Korea, 380 in Italy, 67 in Iran, 6,019 in Japan, 2,401 in France, 2,218 in Germany, 150 in Spain and 790 in Switzerland.Hishammuddin said he has directed his deputy, Kamaruddin Jaafar, to lead a task force to monitor the Malaysians overseas.
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