PUTRAJAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Malaysia has rescinded its earlier decision to allow hairdressers, beauty salons and optometrists to operate while its movement controls to curb the coronavirus outbreak are in force, said Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Monday (April 13).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PUTRAJAYA - Malaysia has rescinded its earlier decision to allow hairdressers, beauty salons and optometrists to operate while its movement controls to curb the coronavirus outbreak are in force, said Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Monday .
Last Friday, the government announced that it would extend the controls to April 28, but would allow some additional businesses to reopen. Meanwhile, the country's health chief, Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, had on Saturday advised that the strict controls enforced since mid-March should be maintained and not eased, to contain the virus' spread.
"We heard the views of the Health Ministry as well as the police on the matter and it has been decided that students should remain where they are for now.
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