Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad says the number was recorded as of 10 pm today and health screenings are ongoing.
Health screenings of 678 passengers and 445 crew members of the MV Genting Dream cruise ship, currently docked at the Boustead Cruise Centre , Port Klang, found none of them has shown the Covid-19 symptoms.
“Any symptomatic passengers will be placed under surveillance on board or at the BCC quarantine centre for further examination,” he said after launching the Universiti Malaya Mental Health Initiative in Kuala Lumpur.The cruise ship, ferrying 957 passengers and 1,701 crew members, is scheduled to return to Singapore at 11pm tonight.
“Meanwhile, another Malaysian crew member on the cruise ship is currently being monitored by the Japanese health authority,” he said.
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