Tuesday, 07 Jan 2020 07:41 PM MYTThe reported cases of influenza infection in Johor are still under control and showed no signs of an outbreak, said the state’s health director Dr Aman Rabu. ― Malay Mail pic
He assured the public that his department was constantly monitoring the development of the reported influenza cases that were first reported earlier this month in the Wuhan province of China.“The reported cases of influenza are there, and they are ongoing. Every day, there is a virus-like flu, but it is not an outbreak,” said Dr Aman to reporters during the seventh day of the no-smoking operation in Bandar Baru Uda here today.
“If there are tourists from any of the country that has been diagnosed with influenza-like symptoms, further action will be taken and we will quarantine them if necessary,” said Dr Aman. The outbreak is creating fear across Asia, which saw over 700 deaths due to SARS, or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus, in the region in the early 2000s.