Msia orders the quarantine of 125 lorry drivers

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The government today ordered a quarantine for 125 lorry drivers who had visited a Sars-infected produce market in Singapore and urged its neighbour to tighten screening measures at their border.

The health department in Johor said it was tracking down the drivers who had visited the Pasir Panjang Wholesale Market, which was shut down Saturday after a worker was diagnosed with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars).

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