PETALING JAYA: The government is capable of handling the Covid-19 pandemic as it has sufficient quarantine centres to place people, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pix).
He said there are 90 quarantine centres in the country that can accommodate 40,000 individuals and that since March 18, only 4,933 individuals have been placed at these centres.
“For those transiting in KLIA before touching down in Sabah and Sarawak, they will be quarantined in Sabah and Sarawak.
“However, if their flights are delayed or if their flights are for the next two or three days, they will have to be quarantined at the quarantine centres here before they can fly to their hometown,” Ismail said.
He also refuted claims that those returning from abroad were brought in prison trucks to detention centres, saying that those returning are transported by buses while trucks are used for their luggage.
Meanwhile, he said 426 areas in 11 states have completed the sanitation process yesterday.
He added the process involved 170 police stations and 38,140 low-cost flats in high-risk areas.
“As of yesterday, the Housing and Local Government Ministry launched the sanitation process at 426 areas in 11 states.
“For strata apartments, the meeting today agreed to allow the management office to open as usual during the movement control order with only two employees allowed to work at any one time,” he said.
