If you're thinking of flying from China to Sabah, you may have to postpone your plans.
The state government recently decided to stop all scheduled and chartered flights from China due following the novel coronovirus outbreak.
According to a report by The Star, the decision was taken in the interest of the people's welfare.
"This is only a temporary suspension and business operations are expected to resume once the situation returns to normal," said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Christine Liew in a statement.
Other than Sabah, the Sarawak government also announced that they will not allow China students studying there to re-enter the state after their Chinese New Year break.
Both bans were made in an attempt to reduce the risk of exposing local residents to possible carriers of the virus.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that there was no need to bar all flights from China to other parts of Malaysia at the moment.
“We will do a study as to whether we need to stop all the flights or just from Wuhan, Hubei province only," he said.
Earlier, Putrajaya had announced that they were suspending all visa applications and disallowing entry to Malaysia for residents from Hubei.
To date, a total of eight people have been confirmed with the virus in Malaysia.
The state government recently decided to stop all scheduled and chartered flights from China due following the novel coronovirus outbreak.
According to a report by The Star, the decision was taken in the interest of the people's welfare.
Flights to resume once situation improves
"This is only a temporary suspension and business operations are expected to resume once the situation returns to normal," said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Christine Liew in a statement.
Other than Sabah, the Sarawak government also announced that they will not allow China students studying there to re-enter the state after their Chinese New Year break.
Both bans were made in an attempt to reduce the risk of exposing local residents to possible carriers of the virus.
No nationwide flight ban as yet
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that there was no need to bar all flights from China to other parts of Malaysia at the moment.
“We will do a study as to whether we need to stop all the flights or just from Wuhan, Hubei province only," he said.
Earlier, Putrajaya had announced that they were suspending all visa applications and disallowing entry to Malaysia for residents from Hubei.
To date, a total of eight people have been confirmed with the virus in Malaysia.
