Malaysians advised to defer travel plans to Covid-19 affected areas
Thursday, 27 Feb 2020 10:56 PM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — The Ministry of Health has advised Malaysians to postpone travel to regions or cities in South Korea, Japan, Italy, Iran and China, which have been affected by the COVID-19 epidemic. He said of the total number of cases, four per cent or 3,200 cases were reported outside China, involving 52 deaths.
“Based on the current situation of COVID-19 in Malaysia and the latest developments globally, the MOH would like to advise Malaysians to postpone travel to the regions or cities declared to be affected by the COVID-19 epidemic,” he said in a statement here, today.
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