Cancel decision to allow home quarantine for returnees, urges Najib

 

Najib Razak says allowing those returning to quarantine at home will only add to the risk of Covid-19 variants spreading. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA: Najib Razak has urged the incoming government to make a U-turn on allowing fully vaccinated Malaysians and permanent residents (PR) returning from overseas to quarantine at home.

The former prime minister said the decision did not benefit ordinary citizens who had not been allowed to leave the country for a long time.

In a Facebook post, he said it would only add more risk for the entry of Lambda and Delta Plus variants which were said to be vaccine-resistant at a time when Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases were hitting record highs.

“Those targeted by this policy relaxation are able to bear the cost of quarantining at quarantine centres or hotels monitored by the government,” he said.

On Aug 8, the government approved home quarantine for both Malaysians and permanent residents who have completed their vaccinations.

Caretaker prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin said this applied nationwide, regardless of the phase of the national recovery plan.

“Citizens and non-citizens with homes in Malaysia, including PRs and those staying here under the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme, can undergo home quarantine under digital home surveillance order,” he said. - FMT