Wuhan virus: Don't panic, it is under control here, says Johor Health Dept


JOHOR BARU: The Johor Health Department has urged the public not to panic in the wake of news that eight Chinese tourists have been isolated and are being monitored at a hotel here for symptoms related to the Wuhan coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

Its director Dr Aman Rabu said that it was the department’s standard operating procedure to quarantine potential victims as part of its measures to conduct thorough checks for the virus.

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