Covid-19: No ban on cruise, cargo ships from docking in M’sia, says Loke thesundaily AnthonyLoke PortKlang quarantine Covid19 cruiseship Malaysia
Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook conducts a working visit to the health screening at the Boustead Cruise Center in Pulau Indah today. - BernamaThe government is not planning to ban cruise or cargo ships from docking at any of the country’s ports in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.
Cargo ship crew in turn would be screened by Malaysian health officers who would board such ships to conduct the screening. “Before any cruise ship anchors in Malaysia, they will have to send us the list of passengers and undertake initial health screening. If any of their passengers exhibit symptoms relating to influenza or Covid-19, they will be quarantined and will not be allowed to disembark.
“So far, all passengers on board cruise and cargo ships which have anchored at ports across the country are healthy, and Malaysians do not need to worry or be afraid,“ he said, explaining that any passenger found to have arrived from Wuhan city and Hubei province in China, would not be allowed entry.
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