MH2664 passengers on March 26 flight urged to contact health authority

CORONAVIRUS | Health authority is calling passengers of Malaysia Airlines flight MH2664 from Kuala Lumpur to Tawau, Sabah on March 26 to come forward for Covid-19 test.

According to a poster issued by the Tawau Health Office earlier today, the passengers, especially those who were seated in rows 18 to 24 are urged to contact the Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre for Covid-19 as soon as possible.

"Attention all passengers of Flight MH2664 from Kuala Lumpur to Tawau on March 26, 2020 especially those seated in rows 18 to 24.

"You are requested to contact CPRC of Tawau Health Office at +60-164729314 or +60-198695855," said the notice.

The announcement posted on the health office's Facebook page this afternoon, however, did not mention further details.

Meanwhile, according to a report by Berita Harian, Sabah Health Department director Christina Rudy said such report was issued from time to time to reach people who had close contacts with Covid-19 patients so that they can come to get themselves tested at the nearest healthcare facility.

However, she urged the public not to get panic by such notices.

"The state health office appreciates the public's effort to contact us whenever there is such notice uploaded on our social media accounts like Facebook and Whatsapp," she said.

Separately, Sabah Information Department (Penerangan) on Saturday tweeted a similar notice, seeking the passengers of flight MH2606 from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu on March 21 to come forward for Covid-19 screening.

According to the notice, they were looking for passengers especially those who were seated at 3A, 3C, 3D, 3F, 4A and 4C seats.

However, in a later tweet, the department stated that all the individuals sought have contacted them and thanked everyone who helped to disseminate the information.

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