Kuala Lampur, March 23 -- An associate professor at a university in the United States, who just returned from a trip to Sabah with his family, took to Facebook to praise Malaysia's efforts in combating the Covid-19 pandemic.

Jason Hassenstab shared on his Facebook account that he had "returned from an incredible, but poorly timed trip to Malaysia" during the Covid-19 outbreak, but he and his family have arrived safely in the US.

He praised Malaysia's Covid-19 enforcement that was visible everywhere, even in the remote rainforest where the professor and his family had stayed.

"Messages about social distancing were sent everyday through text messages with words "Stay Home" that were sent frequently to his mobile phone.

"In the Kuala Lum...