Sarawak should impose 30-day entry ban on Peninsular Malaysians, SUPP Dudong says
Sunday, 15 Mar 2020 10:18 AM MYTA Malaysian health quarantine officer waits for passengers at a thermal screening point at the international arrival terminal of Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang January 21, 2020. — Reuters pic
“The Covid-19 situation now has entered another phase. It is serious that we take urgent and aggressive measures to contain the spread,” he was quoted saying yesterday by local dailyDr Wong urged the Sarawak state government to set up test centres throughout the whole state, further urging for all religious gatherings to be suspended and all schools to be closed for 30 days.
The Sarawak state government yesterday said it had managed to track down 311 participants of the religious gathering at the Sri Petaling mosque but believed there could be more, further urging those who have yet to report to the nearest hospital or divisional health office for the Covid-19 screening to do so immediately.
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