‘Returning Malaysians will be quarantined for 14 days’

Reports by MAZWIN NIK ANIS, JOSEPH KAOS Jr, HEMANANTHANI SIVANANDAM, FATIMAH ZAINAL, FARIK ZOLKEPLI, RAHIMY RAHIM, MOHD FARHAAN SHAH, SHARON LING, IMRAN HILMY, SHALINI RAVINDRAN, REMAR NORDIN and JOHN BARRY

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysians who will be brought back home from the coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan in China will be quarantined for 14 days upon their return, said the Prime Minister.

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the government, which is working with its Chinese counterpart to secure the return of 78 Malaysians, will not allow them to go home until they show signs that they are not infected by the virus.