Minister refutes Al Jazeera report claiming govt discriminated against immigrants
A 20-minute Al Jazeera documentary entitled Locked Up in Malaysia’s Lockdown claims the government discriminated against illegal immigrants in Malaysia’s Covid-19 prevention efforts. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, July 5, 2020.
THE government has refuted a report of an international television channel that alleged Malaysia discriminated against illegal immigrants when enforcing the movement control order in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Health Minister Dr Adham Baba said the allegation was baseless as Malaysia introduced the MCO to save everybody from COVID-19, regardless whether the person is a citizen or not.
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