No serious health cases among Bangladeshi, Rohingya refugees - Dr Hilmi

The Health Ministry has not detected any serious health cases involving the 1,158 Bangladeshi and Rohingya refugees who landed in Langkawi, Kedah on May 11.

Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahya said precautionary screening confirmed that the majority of the refugees were free from any infectious diseases, such as diarrhea, tuberculosis and leptospirosis.

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"Only three or four of the Rohingya refugees were detected to have suffered from leprosy and they had been separated from other immigrants," he told reporters after attending the community service programme at the Mukim Laloh Mosque here today.

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Also present Kelantan Health director Datuk Dr Ahmad Razin Ahmad Maher and Dabong assemblyman Datuk Ramzi Ab Rahman.

Dr Hilmi said precautionary health screening performed on the refugees was a normal procedure for foreigners in the country to ensure that they did not carry any contagious virus or diseases.