In About Turn French National No Longer Allowed Self Quarantine

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A French citizen who was initially allowed home quarantine in Langkawi upon arriving in Malaysia will now be sent for institutionalised quarantine instead
In a statement tonight, Langkawi OCPD Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said the man has been brought to the Air Hangat Health Clinic for quarantine
He will not be allowed to undergo quarantine at his rented property in Chenang, Iqbal said, upon instruction from the Health Ministry
Earlier today, auxiliary police at the Langkawi airport had spotted the 64-year-old man and noticed his pink wristband
“Investigations found that the subject took a Qatar Airways flight on Aug 19 from Paris to Kuala Lumpur via Doha. The subject arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on Aug 20 at 8.25 am
“At KLIA, the subject was screened by the Health Ministry and the results were negative for Covid-19
“The subject was then ordered to self-quarantine at his house in Langkawi,” Iqbal said in an earlier statement before the decision was reversed
Police investigations also found that the Health Ministry had initially instructed the man to present himself at the Kedah National Crisis Preparedness and Emergency Response Centre (CPRC) on Sept 1
The man will be required to undergo a second Covid-19 swab on Sept 2, Iqbal said
“Langkawi Health Ministry officials had contacted KLIA Health Ministry officials and received approval for the subject to self-quarantine at his address,” Iqbal had said in his earlier statement
“My advice is for netizens not to panic and always practice the Health Ministry’s standard operating procedures (SOP) the entire time they are in Langkawi,” he added
Malaysiakini has contacted the Health Ministry’s director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah to clarify why this French citizen was initially allowed to self-quarantine at home
This is because the government had made it compulsory for everyone returning from overseas from July 24 to undergo a 14-day quarantine at designated centres
This was implemented after a number of cases of individuals not complying with the previous home quarantine order and were seen in public places during their quarantine period. - Mkini

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