Malaysia extends travel ban to China's Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces

CORONAVIRUS | The Foreign Affairs Ministry has extended the temporary travel ban to include visitors from China's Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces, aside from the existing ban on Hubei province, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus which has claimed 805 lives.

Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said this was in line with the Jan 27 decision that travel restrictions will be enforced in accordance with the "lockdown" of territories by the Chinese government...