Covid-19: Sabah returnee linked to Bah Bercham cluster in Perak skipped screening at KLIA, says Health DG


PUTRAJAYA: A man who had arrived from Sabah at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) skipped the Health Ministry’s screening counter upon arrival, despite it being a requirement.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said according to procedures, all arrivals from Sabah should be registered at the counter at the airport where they will be given a wristband and a Home Surveillance Order (HSO).

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