KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 -- The Ministry of Health (MOH) 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.
Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said as of 8 am today, a total of 81,398 COVID-19 cases with 2,770 deaths were reported worldwide.
He said of the total number of cases, four per cent or 3,200 cases were reported outside China, involving 52 deaths.
“Surveys found that South Korea, Japan, Italy and Iran have shown a significant increase in the number of cases over the last week.
"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.
Dr Noor Hisham also reminded Malaysians who visited those countries to practice good personal hygiene measures such as frequent hand washing and proper cough etiquette there as well as after returning home.
They should also refrain from visiting public places or animal farms and eating or drinking any raw animal products, besides always carrying face masks with them and to seek immediate medical attention if they have symptoms of respiratory tract infections such as fever or cough within 14 days of returning home.
-- BERNAMA
BERNAMA provides up-to-date authentic and comprehensive news and information which are disseminated via BERNAMA Wires; www.bernama.com; BERNAMA TV on Astro 502, unifi TV 631 and MYTV 121 channels and BERNAMA Radio on FM93.9 (Klang Valley), FM107.5 (Johor Bahru), FM107.9 (Kota Kinabalu) and FM100.9 (Kuching) frequencies.
Follow us on social media :
Facebook : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatv, @bernamaradio
Twitter : @bernama.com, @BernamaTV, @bernamaradio
Instagram : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatvofficial, @bernamaradioofficial
TikTok : @bernamaofficial
