Government issues guidelines on handling outbreak


KUALA LUMPUR: The government has issued guidelines on handling contagious outbreaks, including 2019 novel coronavirus infections (2019-nCoV).

Human Resources Minister M. Kulasegaran said the Peninsular Malaysia Labour Department had been bombarded with questions on employment issues relating to the outbreak since early this year.

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