News about quarantine

KUALA LUMPUR (May 20): Malaysians returning from abroad will have to bear 50% of the RM150 per day quarantine cost starting June 1, Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 1): The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced that the number of confirmed positive Covid-19 cases among Malaysians who return from overseas increased to 263.

PUTRAJAYA (April 23): The government has ordered Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to immediately resolve the food distribution issues currently faced by certain residents in Selayang which is under an enhanced movement control order (EMCO), the Malay Mail reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 16): No new red zones were reported so far as of noon yesterday, according to the statistics by the Health Ministry’s Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC).

KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): Malaysian actor Ashraf Muslim tested positive for COVID-19, after filming a serial drama "Demi" in Inverness, Scotland, late last month, Berita Harian reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): A traveller who has been quarantined at a hotel here has made public his disgust at the “dilapidated conditions and unsanitary facilities”.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): The Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) has clarified that its member hotels taking part in the COVID-19 quarantine initiative are well aware of and have agreed to the government’s RM150 room rate subsidy for lending their spaces out to be used as quarantine centres.

KUALA LUMPUR (Apr 8): Malaysians working in Singapore are advised to stay in the city-state for at least another two weeks, instead of coming back home.

PETALING JAYA (April 7): Five-star hotels and stadiums have been added to the list of quarantine centres nationwide as the government prepares for a long battle against the Covid-19 pandemic, Free Malaysia Today reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): The government has waived the 14-day quarantine rule for Malaysians working in Singapore who plan to re-enter the country, but with conditions.