Association working closely with govt on hotels-turned-quarantine centres

Such places provide a more comfortable stay for Malaysians returning home and placed under 14 days' compulsory quarantine to stop the spread of Covid-19. FMTNews MCO

At 6.05pm today, Free Malaysia Today published an inaccurate article titled “Hotel group not aware of RM150 ‘subsidy’ for quarantine stay”, reporting that the Malaysian Association of Hotels is not aware that the government would only subsidise the stay of those under Covid-19 quarantine at a cost of RM150, as opposed to paying for the room in full.

“MAH was in discussion with the tourism, arts and culture ministry from day one and had been kept well informed of the government’s intentions. The returning Malaysians placed under quarantine are not patients, under the mandatory quarantine. They are to remain in the hotel room for the entire 14 days, with no one going in or out of the rooms.

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