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PETALING JAYA: A PKR MP says that the Covid-19 case involving the Minister of the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs), Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri, was proof that the government made a mistake in its approach to travelers returning from Sabah.
Lembah Pantai MP Fahmi Fadzil said the decision by Chief Security Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob not to screen or quarantine people returning from Sabah before September 27 was a mistake, as Zulkifli he had returned before the Sabah elections.
“The Zulkifli case is the strongest proof that Ismail’s decision not to screen and quarantine those returning from Sabah before September 27 was not based on evidence or medical science. It was a wrong decision, ”he said today in a Facebook post.
Fahmi said the government also made a mistake by allowing those returning from Sabah after the polls to remove their surveillance bracelet by testing negative for their first Covid-19 test.
“It is another decision that is not based on the facts of medical science and is incorrect. Also a wrong decision, ”he said.
According to social media posts, Zulkifli had been to Sandakan and Tuaran, before returning to the peninsula on September 24.
He had also attended a number of events in Kelantan, Terengganu, and Negeri Sembilan before it was confirmed that he was infected with Covid-19.
On September 27, Ismail had maintained that it was not necessary for people returning from Sabah to undergo the full 14-day quarantine period once they tested negative.
On September 13, before the Sabah elections, Ismail said that a quarantine was not required for people returning from Sabah, and said that the situation in Tawau at the time was under control.
Election watchdog Bersih 2.0 also called for careful consideration of any quarantines for those returning to the peninsula from Sabah, saying such a move may deter voters from casting their vote on September 26.
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