00:04Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Zulkifli Ahmad officiated the National Tobacco Control Conference
00:10and Lung Health Summit held in Cyberjaya on Sunday.
00:14He then told the media that Malaysia had ramped up health screenings at all international entry points,
00:20particularly in the maritime sector, to prevent hantavirus from entering the country.
00:25He said up to this month, a total of 22,367 ships and boats had been inspected at entry points
00:34where 2,421 free pratique certificates and 1,146 ship sanitation certificates had been issued.
00:44He said these steps are crucial to ensure that vessels entering the country
00:48comply with international public health and sanitation requirements.
00:53He assured the public that as of Sunday, there have been no hantavirus cases reported in Malaysia or involving Malaysians.
01:02He said the lab-confirmed cases recently highlighted were reported abroad.
01:07He said the government will not be complacent and will take precautionary measures and remain prepared.
01:13He said Malaysia's healthcare system is equipped to detect and treat the virus.
01:18The government said the Institute for Medical Research has the capacity to diagnose hantavirus using polymerase chain reaction testing.
01:27The virus broke out on board the MV Hondias cruise ship that arrived in Spain's Canary Islands early Sunday morning.
01:34At present, authorities reported a total of eight cases, including five confirmed cases,
01:40three suspected cases and three deaths in South Africa, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
01:46The virus broke out on board the want-up, Alec and the Netherlands.
01:49Yeah, we'll do it.
01:50Yeah, we'll do it.
01:50Yeah, yeah, we'll do it.
01:51Yeah, we'll do it.
01:51Yeah, yeah.
01:51Yeah, we'll do it.
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