The parents of a 2-year-old Chinese boy suspected of contracting the novel coronavirus have allegedly been detained by police after attempting to remove him from quarantine at the Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) in Johor, Malaysia, the New Straits Times reports.
According to the outlet, the couple was intercepted by officials at the Senai International Airport at 9:20 p.m. local time on Jan. 25 as they attempted to return to the city at the center of the outbreak, Wuhan, which has been placed under quarantine.