Census rescheduled following spike in Covid-19 cases, says Tok Pa


A screenshot of the main landing page of the e-census website.

PETALING JAYA: The second phase of the Population and Housing Census to be carried out this month has been rescheduled to Jan 20 until Feb 6, 2021 in view of the recent spike in Covid-19 cases in the country, said Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.

The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economic Affairs) said the second phase, which involves face-to-face interviews, was originally scheduled for Oct 7 to 24, but had been rescheduled.

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