Incident of Pulau Perhentian Kecil tourists falling sick being investigated - MOTAC
01 Oct 2022 07:32pm
A group of 40 tourists who were on a three-day holiday at Pulau Perhentian Kecil, were alleged to have fallen sick after swimming in the waters off the island. - Photo: Sinar Archive
The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (MOTAC) said it had contacted the Terengganu Tourism Department to get a clearer picture and was told the incident was being investigated.
"The Terengganu Tourism Department said its team has been in communication with state-level agencies such as the Besut district office and Besut district health office, and has been informed that several agencies concerned have taken and are taking action to ascertain the main reason for what happened," said MOTAC in a statement today.
MOTAC said it takes a serious view of the matter as it involved the safety and health of tourists, and such incidents should be dealt with thoroughly to ensure the government's objective to rejuvenate the country's tourism industry can be achieved.
Yesterday, an online news portal reported that a group of 40 tourists comprising 27 adults, seven children and six infants, who were on a three-day holiday at Pulau Perhentian Kecil, were alleged to have fallen sick after swimming in the waters off the island.
According to the report, one individual from the group claimed that half of them had diarrhoea and fever after returning from the island and several of them were hospitalised, whereas a one-year-old infant was diagnosed with typhoid and two small children suffered blood poisoning. - BERNAMA
