CORONAVIRUS | Beginning June 10, Malaysians returning from abroad will be permitted to undergo mandatory two-week quarantine at their respective homes.
According to Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, citizens arriving will no longer be sent to government-appointed centres to undergo quarantine.
“Instead, as soon as they arrive at the airport, they will undergo a swab test. Those found to be positive will be sent to the hospital, while those found to be negative will be allowed home to undergo home quarantine,” he said during his daily press conference in Putrajaya today.
However, he said these citizens must download the MySejahtera mobile app and would be made to wear quarantine wristbands for the duration of their self-isolation.
“So even though they will be allowed to go home, they will be monitored via MySejahtera and will not be allowed out. With the wristbands, they will be identified,” he said.
Those found to violate this order could face a compound of up to RM1,000 or face court charges where they would be fined or jailed, or both.
This will be gazetted in the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 or Act 342, he said.
[More to follow] - Mkini
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