PUTRAJAYA, Jan 29 (Sin Chew Daily) — Prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said in a press conference after chairing the cabinet meeting today that Malaysia would discuss with the Chinese government to bring back Malaysian citizens currently in Wuhan and the province of Hubei.

He said there are currently 78 Malaysians in Wuhan not yet infected by the 2019 coronavirus but are unable to return to Malaysia because of the city's lockdown.