Passengers from Wuhan to be screened due to outbreak of respiratory illness

KUALA LUMPUR: Health authorities here will carry out temperature screening of passengers arriving on flights from Wuhan, China following the recent outbreak of a mysterious respiratory illness there.

The move comes after health authorities in Wuhan confirmed on Tuesday (Dec 31) that 27 people had fallen ill with an unknown strain of viral pneumonia, with the numbers rising to 44 as of Friday (Jan 3).