Those who hide flu illness to be punished

People who have contracted the A(H1N1) flu but withhold this information from the authorities will risk being fined or jailed.

Those who contracted the disease overseas but withheld the information could be charged under the Disease Prevention Act, 1988 and are liable to a RM10,000 fine or two years’ jail or both.

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Tunku Putra International School has decided on a temporary shut down after one of its students was admitted to Sarawak General Hospital for a suspected Influenza A (H1N1) case.