Putrajaya: Handicapped exempted from Covid-19 hotel quarantine bill
Thursday, 21 May 2020 05:01 PM MYTSenior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob speaks during a press conference in Putrajaya May 21, 2020. ― Bernama pic
Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said that the National Security Council had decided that only the handicapped would be exempt from paying the 50 per cent rate, while all other groups had to cough up the fee. Recently the government announced that all returning Malaysians from abroad who undergo quarantine at hotels would have to pay 50 per cent of the RM150 per night flat rate, while permanent status residents and foreigners would be paying the full price.
Those isolated were placed in hotels gazetted as quarantine centres and were initially asked to pay a fixed rate of RM150.This amount was since paid in full by the government for a duration of 14 days for Malaysians, while non-Malaysians had to pay for the full cost of accommodation at quarantine centres.
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