Prior to 27 January, two transit passengers - one from Indonesia and one from Pakistan - were placed under quarantine in Colombo on 26 January after they developed symptoms of the coronavirus while on board a plane from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[130] On 27 January ten more people, including seven foreign nationals, were placed under quarantine at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases.[131] On the same day, the National Union of Seafarers of Sri Lanka noted that six Sri Lankan sailors on a vessel sailing from China to Egypt were displaying symptoms.[132]