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A view of the Johor-Singapore Causeway on Aug 17, 2020. (Photo: Try Sutrisno Foo)
11 May 2021 12:05AM) Share this content
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KUALA LUMPUR: Travellers entering Malaysia from Singapore under the Periodic Commuting Arrangement (PCA) scheme must undergo a compulsory 14-day quarantine with effect from Thursday (May 13).
The tightened restrictions come as Malaysian authorities have listed Singapore as one of several countries that have reported the spread of coronavirus variants in the community, health director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah said on Monday.
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The quarantine must be served at government-approved facilities, he added.
Health officers are seen at a women hostel near a glove-making factory before going to a hospital at Setia Alam, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in November 2020. Malaysia s National Security Council (NSC) announced closures at 28 glove-making factories in the country after a spike in COVID-19 cases was detected among workers. EFE/EPA/FAZRY ISMAIL
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