Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi believed the target was still achievable because there were other tourists from non-hit places that Malaysia could tap into.
"Please don't stop the healthy tourists. It is not good to do so. And, those who are healthy will not spread diseases.The minister added that Malaysia was"well-experienced" in handling outbreak, citing the previous Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus as previous examples. A spokesman for the mosque management was reported saying the mosque premises would only be opened for prayers.
The minister also lauded moves made by the authorities in China to contain the outbreak including imposing travel restriction on hard-hit cities by the 2019-nCov. On the impact of the 2019-nCov to the tourism sector, Mohamaddin said if Malaysia was to be affected, it would be"a little bit". Earlier, Dr Dzulkefly said the number of positive cases of 2019-nCoV remained at four, which were all imported cases.
Dear Minister, please curb the visitors ...we rakyat are worried...
Pit stop dulu semua tourist ni kat menteri ni, lepas tu nak pegi mana pun pergi, menteri wajib sambut semua 30 juta tu
Jual kelapa sawit tu, asyik tourist je 🤷♂️
Hong Kong announced a lock down today, Malaysia is still saying 'tak apa depa boleh mai sini bila bila saja' WuhanVirus WuhanOutbreak visitmalaysia2020 30 million tourists whatever it takes!