LANGKAWI (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Two young Chinese tourists suspected of having contracted the novel coronavirus are being quarantined at Langkawi Hospital.

The sisters, aged two and four, have been on the island since Friday (Jan 24).

Kedah Health Committee chairman Datuk Dr Ismail Salleh said they flew in from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport with their parents.

"The temperature screening at the Langkawi Airport showed that the sisters had developed symptoms related to the virus."