Passengers at Penang International Airport this Chinese New Year wearing masks to protect themselves.
PATIENTS who visited China in the last 14 days or those in direct contact with the ones infected with the novel coronavirus and showing symptoms related to it will be placed under the state Health Department’s home surveillance.
Penang Health Department director Dr Asmayani Khalib said the department was emulating the method used during other major outbreaks like the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in Penang.
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