PONTIAN: A total of 5,000 passengers who entered the state through the Kukup International Ferry Terminal here, have undergone health screening in the wake of 2019 novel coronavirus infections.

Johor Public Works, Transport and Infrastructure Committee chairman Mohd Solihan Badri said the health screening provided by personnel from the Pontian District Health Department, had begun on Jan 29.

All the 5,000 passengers screened had recorded normal body temperature, he added.