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KUALA LUMPUR: Chief Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob confirmed today that the country’s international borders will remain closed, except in cases of emergency.
With the recent spread of Covid-19 infections in several countries, Ismail said that now is not the time for the government to declare “green travel bubbles.”
The countries in the “green travel bubble” are those with a low number of Covid-19 cases.
“Before this, the government had allowed in people from six countries: Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Brunei.
“But the Covid-19 situation (in some of these countries) has changed,” he said, adding that there has been an increase in cases in Australia and Japan since the suggestion was first made.
“We are still monitoring it and we will have talks with the Foreign Ministry, but now is not the time to announce anything.”
Ismail also announced that the Enhanced Motion Control Order (EMCO) at Amber Court Apartment and Ria Apartment in Jalan Genting, Bentong, Pahang, will run until January 6.
He said the extension was on the advice of the Health Ministry which had detected 381 positive cases at Amber Court Apartment and had yet to conduct close contact examinations at Ria Apartment.
Meanwhile, EMCO in Rumah Kongsi Kampung Semaut, another town in the area, will wake up tomorrow as planned.
On daily enforcement against those who committed MCO-related crimes, Ismail said police yesterday arrested 122 people, all of whom were given compounds.
Most of them were punished for not wearing a mask, not practicing physical distancing and participating in activities in entertainment centers.
Authorities also detained 63 undocumented immigrants and seized four vehicles yesterday as part of Ops Benteng’s ongoing campaign.
Given Ops Benteng’s effectiveness in detecting undocumented immigrants in the country, Ismail said the operation should continue even after the pandemic has ended.
It added that 493 people returned to Malaysia yesterday from various countries, all of which are currently in mandatory quarantine.
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