Hamzah: Seven-day quarantine for arriving foreign workers, cost must be borne by employers


PUTRAJAYA: All new foreign workers arriving in Malaysia must undergo a seven-day isolation period at selected quarantine centres, says Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin.

The Home Minister also said that the cost for the mandatory quarantine of new foreign workers must be borne by the employers bringing them in.

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