#BreakingNews UPDATE (NEW VIDEOS): Chinese hospitals in several big cities are overwhelmed due to #coronavirus outbreak and can’t accept many patients. Some people are falling and dying on the streets. As Wuhan virus spreads across the country, China puts more cities on lockdown. pic.twitter.com/jFoCelGISC
— Max Howroute▫️ (@howroute) January 23, 2020
PETALING JAYA: Viral videos of people purportedly from Wuhan collapsing on the streets and hospitals have earned the town the nickname ‘Zombieland’
Emergency workers are seen attempting to treat the patients and send them to hospitals by ambulances.
The videos have further added to fears the problem could turn into a world health emergency. An online petition to ban Chinese tourists from entering Malaysia has garnered 215,000 signatures.
The Ministry of Health, with the assistance of Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) have stepped up their screening of passengers from China at entry points by using thermal screening equipment.
They have also set up special medical quarantine bays to deal with passengers who show symptoms of the virus.
