‘No meat products from Wuhan sold here’


VSD director-general, Datuk Dr Quaza Nizamuddin Hassan Nizam

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has never imported any live animals or associated products from Wuhan, China, which is now seeing the emergence of a new pneumonia-causing coronavirus strain, said the Veterinary Services Department (DVS).

DVS director-general, Datuk Dr Quaza Nizamuddin Hassan Nizam, said people can rest assured that the poultry, meat and seafood in Malaysia are safe for consumption.

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