CORONAVIRUS | The government is calling for all undocumented migrants who attended the tabligh gathering at Sri Petaling Mosque last month to come forward and get themselves screened for Covid-19.
Senior minister Ismail Sabri said the migrants need not worry about their status as the government has agreed not to look at their status nor take any action for being in the country illegally.
He said the decision was made during the ministers special meeting on the movement control order today, as authorities believe some of the tabligh participants from the undocumented migrants group feared that they would get arrested if they were to come forward.
"I have discussed (this) with the inspector general of police earlier, even if there are migrants who do not have valid travel documents, what is important now is for them to come forward without any fear.
"We won't focus on their documents but rather on whether they are positive with Covid-19.
"The most extreme case that could happen is only a 14-day quarantine (for Covid-19). That is all (that can happen)," he told a press conference in Putrajaya this afternoon.
[More to follow] - Mkini
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