Wuhan virus reaches Malaysia and 4 news from yesterday

KINI ROUNDUP | Key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.

1. Three Chinese nationals are confirmed as the first patients with the Wuhan coronavirus in Malaysia with a fourth victim being confirmed later in the day.

2. A toddler from China suspected of having the coronavirus is reported to have been taken out of a Johor hospital by the child's parents.

3. The Health Ministry wants to consider the need to restrict the arrivals of Chinese nationals into the country to minimise the spread of the new coronavirus in Malaysia. 

However, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad there are no plans to review visa exemptions for China tourists yet.

4. Politicians put on a show of bipartisanship to mark Chinese New Year.

5. Mohamad Apandi Ali confirmed that he had officially tendered his resignation as Umno's disciplinary board chairperson earlier this month.