KUCHING: There is no restriction for Sarawak students from Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah to return to their home state during the Movement Control Order period beginning yesterday until March 31, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said.
He said these students, however, would have to undergo a two-week self-quarantine in accordance with the 14-day Stay Home Notice (SHN) which he announced on Monday.
“It is up to them (if they want to return to Sarawak) as I have already discussed with the Prime Minister (Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin) and the Higher Education Minister (Datuk Noraini Ahmad) that they will be allowed to stay at their campuses during the order period,” he told reporters after chairing the State Security Council meeting at Wisma Bapa Malaysia, the state administrative centre, here on Tuesday.
When announcing the order on Monday night, Muhyiddin said that all schools as well as higher learning institutions would be closed during the period.
The directive came as among the measures taken by the government to prevent further spread of the Covid-19 currently faced in the country. –Bernama
