Malaysia, Thailand to bring citizens home from Wuhan

According to the National Disaster Management Agency, all passengers, including 12 crewmembers and 14 Malaysian government officials, will have to undergo health screenings upon returning home.

Those found with symptoms of the virus will be sent to hospital while those who clear the screening will go to the monitoring centre for 14 days.

As of February 3rd, Malaysia confirmed eight infection cases, all were Chinese tourists in the country.

Meanwhile, the Thai government has asked authorities concerned to evacuate 160 citizens from Wuhan city on February 4th.

Thailand has so far recorded 19 infection cases. About 200,000 Chinese tourists are now in Thailand./.