The government will bear more than half the cost of the mandatory quarantine for Malaysians returning home, said Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.<br /><br />The Senior Minister (Security) said that on Monday, adding that the government would bear 56% of the cost, while the remaining 44% of the cost would be borne by the returnees while non-citizens would bear 100% of the costs.<br /><br />As for those who are still in home quarantine, Ismail Sabri said that officers from the Ministry of Health and the police would conduct spot-checks to make sure that they were adhering to the standard operating procedure (SOP).<br /><br />Ismail added that the police would start detaining and charging 2,897 individuals who have yet to undergo their second test for the disease.<br /><br />Read more at https://bit.ly/302h6mZ<br /><br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
