200 sailors quarantined after suspected Sars death
Some 200 crew on a Malaysian navy ship have been placed under quarantine following the death of a crew member with suspected Sars symptoms two days ago, the Health Ministry said today.
Ten people have been hospitalised and the rest quarantined on board the Royal Malaysian Navy ship
KD Lekiu
which is docked in Lumut in northern Perak state, said deputy director-general of health Ismail Merican.
"Some 200 people are under quarantine after one crew died of suspected Sars. We are still investigating," he told AFP .
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