7-day quarantine for fully vaxxed non-Malaysians

Medical tourism KUCHING: Non-Malaysians who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and wish to enter Sarawak for medical tourism purposes will be required to undergo hospital quarantine for seven days. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee, on its updated standard operating procedures which was released on Tuesday (Oct 26), said as for those who are either not vaccinated […]

506 food baskets for quarantined dwellers

MUKAH: A total of 506 food baskets were distributed to the residents in Ulu Baoh, Dalat near here who are being put under quarantine. This confinement was conducted subsequent to the three positive cases of Covid-19 reported in the area on Thursday. Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo said the food items were distributed through frontliners. “Today […]

Arrest await people who fail to go for second screening

KUALA LUMPUR: Beginning tomorrow, police will take stern action and arrest and charge anyone who has not taken the second screening test on the 13th day of home quarantine. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said in a statement today that these individuals have been instructed to contact the nearest District Health […]

1,244 returned yesterday, before compulsory quarantine started

KUALA LUMPUR: All except one of the 1,244 Malaysians who came back from overseas yesterday (July 23) were sent home for 14-day quarantine, the last batch allowed to do self-isolation before compulsory quarantine at government-designated centres began yesterday, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.       He said the Malaysians, who returned via […]

Compulsory isolation for returnees

KUALA LUMPUR: Beginning July 24, Malaysians and foreigners coming back from overseas will have to undergo 14 days of compulsory isolation at designated quarantine stations and not at their own homes, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Ismail Sabri said the returnees would have to bear the full cost of quarantine […]

No compulsory quarantine for Malaysians from abroad from June 10

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians arriving in the country from overseas will no longer be required to undergo the mandatory quarantine at quarantine centres, effective June 10, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said upon their arrival at the airport, they would undergo test swab and if found positive they would be […]