JOHOR BARU: Malaysian workers in Singapore are worried about their health and welfare following the rising number of novelcoronavirus (2019-nCoV) cases in the republic. Many Malaysian workers were affected by the outbreak as some employers had shut down operations for two weeks to one monthand employees were asked to go on unpaid leave. He said the panic caused many employers to instruct staff to undergo thermal screenings daily and asking those who wereunwell to go home “Many Malaysian workers in Singapore are affected. The orange alert level was also declared during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak in 2003. Orange alert is belowthe highest alert level of red, which would indicate that the virus was spreading widely.

Source: New Strait Times February 10, 2020 00:33 UTC