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From The Star

By Foong Pek Yee

PUTRAJAYA: All 101 passengers and five crew members who were on an AirAsia flight that flew from the low cost carrier terminal (LCCT) in Sepang to Penang on May 13 will be put under home quarantine immediately.

Health Ministry deputy director-general Datuk Dr Ramlee Rahmat said this was because the flight AK5358, was the one taken by the second confirmed influenza A (H1N1) case.

The flight had left the LCCT at 11am, he said.

Dr Ramlee said all the passengers were believed to be Malaysians and the relevant state health departments had been given a list of names to locate them.

He said those on the flight must call the Health Ministry at 03-88810200/0300 or their respective state health deparments and go to the nearest hospital if they display any flu symptoms.

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