Senior minister: No mass return of Malaysians from Singapore just yet
Wednesday, 22 Apr 2020 03:15 PM MYTIsmail Sabri said that the government will provide around 10,000 rooms to be used as quarantine centres should Malaysians return from Singapore en masse. — Reuters pic
Ismail Sabri, however, said the Malaysian government has instructed the Human Resources Ministry to negotiate with its Singaporean counterpart to deliberate on matters concerning the return of Malaysians across the causeway. “The Human Resources Ministry will negotiate with its Singaporean counterpart whether those given unpaid leave will be returning or whether their return will be conducted in stages,” he said in a press conference here.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had pointed out that the Singapore government will not be able to completely lift the restrictions after May 4 and go back to business as usual, following an earlier announcement by the Ministry of Health reporting 1,111 new cases of Covid-19 — bringing the total number of infections to 9,125 as of April 21.
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