Not all China visitors barred


Hands on: Muhyiddin (second from right) inspecting the temperature screening control point at the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex in Johor Baru.

JOHOR BARU: The government has assured visitors from China that it will only be denying entry to those from Wuhan city and Hubei province – the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

A total of 147 Chinese nationals from these areas have been turned away since Jan 27.

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