NSTnation As Italy’s death toll from the Covid19 outbreak crossed the 1,000 mark, Malaysians stranded in parts of the country, which is under lockdown, are anxious.
Norul Ridzuan Zakaria, 50, who lives in Turin, expressed hope that the Malaysian government would expedite the evacuation of citizens and their immediate families from the country .
“We fear that very soon our food supplies will also run low. Most shops are closed and only 10 people are allowed in at any one time. “Most people travel via public transport here. Since we want to minimise social contact, my wife, our two kids and I have started riding bicycles to run errands.”Nor Sharizan Sulaiman, 38, said she had just recovered from a fever on Friday after undergoing self-quarantine at home, while her husband was running a temperature up to press time.
It was reported that the 38-year-old patient, dubbed a super spreader, had gone to one of the hospitals in Lombardy where a bulk of infections was subsequently traced. She said there had been reports of Italians who travelled to China but displayed symptoms only after 26 days.She said a majority of Italians have been told to work from home, with those who were sick or displayed flu symptoms ordered to undergo self-quarantine.
She believed the situation was under control and there was no need to evacuate Malaysians and their families.
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