MALAYSIANS are told not to conceal information on their travel history and close contacts to aid the fight against Covid-19.

Director-General of Health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there have been cases of coronavirus patients withholding information.

“We’ve had a few incidents this week where patients concealed their contacts and/or symptoms.

“Travel history and close-contact information, for example, of those linked to the tabligh gathering at Sri Petaling Mosque was also not revealed (initially),” he said in a Facebook post today.

Such critical information was disclosed only after treatment was completed, he said.

“By then, the safety of our healthcare workers and facilities has been jeopardised. It is a crime to hide information.

“I appeal to the public and patients to be truthful and not hide information and risk our lives and facilities.”

So far, Malaysia has recorded 900 Covid-19 cases with two fatalities.

Worldwide, there have been 242,300 infections with a death toll of 9,857.

Putrajaya has imposed a two-week movement-control order to keep people indoors and halt the spread of the disease. – March 20, 2020.