Health director-general: Measures are being taken to prevent spread of pneumonia cluster that has hit Wuhan, China.
There is sufficient stock of medicines to treat influenza infections at the Health Ministry’s facilities.
Symptoms of influenza include persistent high fever, cough, joint and muscle pain and sore throat. Patients can also suffer life-threatening complications such as pneumonia, meningitis and asthma attacks if they do not seek treatment early. "The World Health Organisation notified that the incident was being properly monitored, but in the meantime, they did not issue any prohibition on visiting and trading with China," he said.The ministry has taken several measures to prevent the spread of the disease, namely:-
Any traveller detected of having fever and experiencing symptoms, to be sent for a check-up at the health quarantine centre.
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