No restriction for S’wak students to return: CM
Published on: Thursday, March 19, 2020
By: Bernama
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KUCHING: There is no restriction for Sarawak students from Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah to return to their home state during the Movement Control Order period beginning Wednesday until March 31, Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said.He said these students, however, would have to undergo two-week self-quarantine in accordance with the 14-day Stay Home Notice (SHN) which he announced earlier.
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“It is up to them (if they want to return to Sarawak) as I have already discussed with the Prime Minister (Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin) and the Higher Education Minister (Datuk Noraini Ahmad) that they will be allowed to stay at their campuses during the order period,” he told reporters after chairing the State Security Council meeting at Wisma Bapa Malaysia, the state administrative centre, here.
When announcing the order on Monday night, Muhyiddin said that all schools as well as higher learning institutions would be closed during the period.
The directive came as among the measures taken by the government to prevent further spread of the Covid-19 currently faced in the country.
Meanwhile, Abang Johari said the State Government would facilitate the enforcement of the order which include the closure of all government offices during the period except departments or agencies providing essential services.
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On the death of a pastor here due to Covid-19 today, he said that the Health Department had informed the relatives of the procedures that they need to follow to arrange for his funeral during this period.
