31 people on board a Malindo flight from Sabah to Tianjin have been placed in quarantine. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA: Everyone on board a Malindo Air flight from Sabah to Tianjin, China, has been placed in quarantine since Sunday, Chinese media reported today.

All 31 people on board, including 16 Malaysian and Bolivian passengers, have been kept in isolation at a hotel in Dongli, Tianjin, after three passengers were reported to be having a fever.