PUTRAJAYA: Seventy-four people have been identified for having contacts with the first Malaysian case of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) based on contact tracing. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said out of the 74 close contacts identified, samples had been taken from 35 of them. The Health Ministry yesterday reported that a 41-year-old man from Selangor became the first Malaysian to be infected by the 2019-nCoV. Dzulkefly said identification through contact tracing was ongoing and the public will be updated from time to time. On whether the government would disclose the travel history of an infected person like what is being done in Singapore, Dzulkefly said the ministry’s contact tracing was thorough.

Source: New Strait Times February 05, 2020 12:33 UTC